Brian Edgar

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Brian Edgar
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Brian Edgar
Born(1936-03-26)26 March 1936
Great Broughton, Cumberland, England
Died4 October 2001(2001-10-04) (aged 65)
Seaton, Cumbria, England
Playing information
Weight15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1954–≤54 Workington RFC
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–68 Workington Town 384 99 27 0 303
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumberland 13
1962 England 1 0 0 0 0
1958–66 Great Britain 11 0 0 0 0
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Brian Edgar (26 March 1936 – 5 October 2001) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Workington RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (captain), and England, and at club level for Workington Town, as a prop or second-row.[1]

Background

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Brian Edgar was born in Great Broughton, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 65 in Seaton, Cumbria.

Playing career

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Workington Town

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Brian Edgar played second-row in Workington Town's 12–21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513, and played second-row in the 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1958 Challenge Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958.[4]

Brian Edgar is a Workington Town Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

International honours

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Edgar won a cap for England (RL) while at Workington in 1962 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Workington in 1958 against Australia, and New Zealand, in 1961 against New Zealand, in 1962 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against Australia (3 matches).[3]

Edgar and Leeds' Joseph "Joe" Thompson are the only Forwards to be selected for three Australasian tours.

Four Workington players were selected for the 1958 tour of Australia, and New Zealand; Harry Archer, Brian Edgar, Ike Southward and Bill Wookey (later of Barrow).

References

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