Thomas Hogarth (rugby union)

Thomas Bradley Hogarth known as Tom Hogarth (16 February 1878 – 12 July 1960)[1] was a rugby union forward who played for Leicester Tigers, Hartlepool Rovers, West Hartlepool, Durham City and once for England.

Tom Hogarth

Birth name	Thomas Bradley Hogarth
Date of birth	16 February 1878
Place of birth	Hartlepool, England
Date of death	12 July 1960
Place of death	Middlesbrough, England
Occupation(s)	Shipyard blacksmith
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1906–14 Leicester Tigers 112 (21) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1906 England 1 (0)

Hogarth made his international debut for England on 22 March 1906 against France at Parc des Princes.[2] He then joined Leicester in March 1906, making his debut against Newport.[3] In 1908 his transfer to Leicester was subject of an RFU inquiry because of alleged professionalism. Hogarth and the Leicester club were cleared of all charges, with Hogarth's testimony mentioned as beyond question, though the neutrality of the inquiry is questionable as the day it closed Leicester's Welford Road hosted an England international in which two of the other players involved in the inquiry started.[4]

Hogarth became Leicester's first substitute in 1911 when he replaced Frank Tarr after only 2 minutes in a game against Manchester R.F.C..[5]

Sources

Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)

References

1. "Tom Hoggarth". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
2. "France (0) 8 - 35 (22) England (FT)". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
4. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
5. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.