Jack Hurrell
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| Born | John Richard Hurrell 17 August 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 2003 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Richard "Jack" Hurrell (17 August 1933 – 2003) was a Welsh international rugby union centre who played club rugby for Cross Keys RFC, Tredegar and Newport. He was awarded just one cap for Wales facing France in the 1959 Five Nations Championship.
Club career
Hurrell began playing rugby as a school boy and in 1951 he was capped for the Welsh Youth team travelling to Cork where they defeated Munster (Ireland) Youth by 15-3.[1] As a senior he joined Cross Keys RFC playing at fly-half and was captain for three seasons between 1954/55 and 1956/57.[2][3] Whilst at Cross Keys he was selected as part of a joint Cross Keys/Pontypool team that faced the 1953/54 New Zealand team.[3] Hurrell played for around 180 games for Cross Keys amassing 41 tries over his time there.[3] He switched to Newport for the 1957-58 season where he converted his positional play to a centre.[3]
Hurrell spent five seasons with Newport, playing 89 games and scoring 16 tries.[2] It was while at Newport that Hurrell obtained his only Wales cap, and in 1957 he was selected for his club to face the 1957 touring Australia team, scoring a try in Newport's 0-11 victory.[3] He switched from Newport to Tredegar in 1962, but only played one season for them before retiring from rugby.[3]
