Jack Wilkinson Rugby player

Jack Wilkinson was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s. A classmate of wrestler Shirley Crabtree ("Big Daddy"), he was a Great Britain international Prop, who played at club level for Halifax, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #657), and Bradford Northern. He also represented Yorkshire, English League XIII, England, and Great Britain.After retirement from rugby league Jack, together with his wife June, entered the licenced trade and ran West Yorkshire pubs including the Rose & Crown in Greetland, and the Maypole in Warley.Jack Wilkinson is clearly visible as a rugby player in several scenes of the film This Sporting Life (1963) which starred Richard Harris.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1930
Birth place
Halifax West Yorkshire
Height (meters)1.524

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Rugby player

Career start1963
former team
Halifax RLFC
Bradford Bulls
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

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Jack Wilkinson on Wikipedia