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Full name | Alfred James Higgs [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1904 Pontypool, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred James Higgs (born 1904) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax as a centre. [3]
Higgs was born in Pontypool, Wales, in 1904.
Higgs played at centre in Halifax's 22–8 victory over York in the 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final during the 1930–31 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368.
Higgs won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in the 12–20 defeat by England at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 11 January 1928. [2]
After retiring from rugby, Higgs ran a grocery in Halifax before returning to Wales in 1940. [4]
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