Robert Wood (rugby)

Robert "Bob" Wood (14 November 1872[3] – 1 March 1928[4]) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Liversedge, as a half-back, i.e. number 9, or 10[1] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 2), as a wing, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 2 or 5, 6, or 7.[2][5] Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Liversedge, and Wakefield Trinity were both rugby union clubs.

Robert Wood

Personal information
Full name	Robert Wood
Born	14 November 1872 Pontefract, England
Died	1 March 1928 (aged 55) Knottingley, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Half-back
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1894–≥94 Liversedge Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1894 England 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1895 Wakefield Trinity 3 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1895–≥96 Yorkshire ≥5 ≥1
Source: [1][2]

Background

Bob Wood was born in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 55 in Knottingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Bob Wood won a cap for England (RU) while at Liversedge in the 1894 Home Nations Championship against Ireland.[1]

County honours

Bob Wood won caps for Yorkshire (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.[2]

Change of Code

When Liversedge converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Thursday 29 August 1895, Bob Wood would have been 22 years of age. However, by this time he had transferred to Wakefield Trinity, and so he could not have been both a rugby union, and rugby league footballer for Liversedge.

Club career

Bob Wood played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Wakefield Trinity's first ever match in the Northern Union (now the Rugby Football League), the 0-11 defeat by Bradford FC during the inaugural 1895–96 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 7 September 1895.[6]

References

1. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
4. "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
5. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
6. "Heritage Numbers Released". wakefieldwildcats.co.uk. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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