Fred Willis (rugby league)
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| Full name | Frederick Willis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick "Fred" Willis (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Batley, as a prop.[1][3][4]
Rugby career
[edit]Willis joined rugby league club Batley, making his debut in 1920.[5]
He won a cap for Wales while at Batley in 1921.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Fred Willis". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Batley Rlfc Heritage Roll Of Honour". Batley Bulldogs. Retrieved 29 November 2024.