Oliver Ruck Burgham (21 May 1885 – 6 May 1967) was an English professional rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Gloucester RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Ebbw Vale and Halifax, as a forward.[5][6] He played at Halifax until the outbreak of the First World War.[7]
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| Full name | Oliver Ruck Burgham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1885[1] Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1967 (aged 81)[3] Penwortham, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editOliver Burgham was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England (birth registered in Westbury-on-Severn district), his marriage to Mary J. Kershaw was registered during fourth ¼ 1919 in Lancaster district, and he died aged-81 in Penwortham, Lancashire, England (death registered in Amounderness district).
International honours
editOliver Burgham won caps for Wales while at Ebbw Vale in 1908 against New Zealand, and England, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1911 against Australia.[5]
References
edit- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ Oliver R Burgham in the 1911 Wales Census
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
- ^ "Corinthian Team Sail for Canada". The Yorkshire Post. 29 July 1911. p. 16.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Halifax Too Good for Trinity". Leeds Mercury. 14 September 1914. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
edit- (archived by archive.is) Men of Steel who made Vale great
- Search for "Oliver Burgham" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk