David Jenkins (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Jenkins | |||||
| Nickname | Dai | |||||
| Born | Treherbert, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Cardiff RFC | ||||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1936 | Streatham and Mitcham | |||||
| 1936–≥49 | Leeds | 292 | 55 | 7 | ||
| Total | 292 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1938–48 | Wales | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
David "Dai" Jenkins, Jr. was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.
Playing career
International honours
Dai Jenkins won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leeds in 1938…1948 17-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1947 against New Zealand.[1]
Championship final appearances
Dai Jenkins played Scrum-half/Halfback in Leeds' 2-8 defeat by Hunslet in the Championship final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.[2]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Dai Jenkins played Scrum-half/Halfback in Leeds' 19-2 victory over Halifax in the 1941 Challenge Cup final during the 1940–41 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 15-10 victory over Halifax in the 1942 Challenge Cup final during the 1941–42 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.[2]
Other notable games
Dai Jenkins played Scrum-half/Halfback for a Rugby League XIII against Northern Command XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.[3]
Testimonial Match
Dai Jenkins' shared Testimonial match with Dai Prosser at Leeds took place in 1949.
Genealogical Information
David "Dai" Jenkins, Jr. was the son of the rugby union, and rugby league footballer, David "Dai" Jenkins, Snr.
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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