Malcolm Price

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Malcolm Price
Personal information
Full nameMalcolm John Price
Born(1937-12-08)8 December 1937
Pontypool, Wales
Died6 January 2024(2024-01-06) (aged 86)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1959–62 Pontypool RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–62 Wales 9 2 0 0 6
1959 British Lions 5 4 0 0 12
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–64 Oldham 23 14 0 0 42
1966–69 Rochdale Hornets
1969–≥69 Salford
Total 23 14 0 0 42
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3
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Malcolm John Price (8 December 1937 – 6 January 2024) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for British Lions and Wales, and at club level for Pontypool RFC, as a centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, Rochdale Hornets and Salford, as a centre.[1][2]

Background

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Malcolm Price was born in Pontypool, Wales on 8 December 1937. He died on 6 January 2024, at the age of 86.[3]

International honours

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Price won nine caps for Wales (RU) between 1959 and 1962 and five caps in 1959 for British and Irish Lions while at Pontypool RFC. He also won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Rochdale Hornets in 1967 against Australia (2 matches).[1]

References

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