Billy Moore (rugby, born 1910)

For the Australian player, see Billy Moore (rugby league, born 1971).

Billy Moore

Birth name	William John Moore
Date of birth	(1910-02-17)17 February 1910
Place of birth	Garw Valley, Wales
Date of death	31 March 1976(1976-03-31) (aged 66)
Place of death	Oldham, England
Occupation(s)	quarryman
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock [1] Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Bridgend RFC () – Glamorgan County RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933 Wales [2] 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1934–37 Rochdale Hornets 1937–47 Oldham Total 0 0 0 0 0

Billy Moore (17 February 1910 – 31 March 1976) ^[3] was a Welsh international dual-code rugby player who played rugby union for Bridgend RFC and rugby league for Rochdale Hornets. He was capped only once for Wales under the union code, for a match in the 1933 Home Nations Championship.

Playing career

Moore switched codes to rugby league in January 1934, transferring from Bridgend RFC to English club Rochdale Hornets. In November 1937, he was transferred to Oldham, ^[4] where he went on to make over 150 appearances. ^[5]

International matches played

Wales ^[6]

•   Ireland 1933

Bibliography

• Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
• Goodwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN   0-00-218060-X.
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN   0-7083-0766-3.

References

1. Ospreys player profiles ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. Welsh Rugby Union player profiles ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Billy Moore rugby union player profile Scrum.com
4. "Rochdale Forward For Oldham" . Leeds Mercury. 17 November 1937. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Billy Moore". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust.
6. Smith (1980), pg 469.