Dave Holland (rugby)

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Dave Holland
Personal information
Full nameDavid Holland
Born1 September 1887
Gloucester, England
Died7 March 1945(1945-03-07) (aged 57)
Gloucester, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Forwards
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
≤1912–13 Gloucester RFC 9716150
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1912 England 31003
Rugby league
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1913–21 Oldham 81190057
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1914 Great Britain 41003
Source: [1]

David Holland (1 September 1887 – 7 March 1945) was an English dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, [2] as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, as a prop , second-row , loose forward.

Contents

Playing career

International honours

Dave Holland won caps for England (RU) while at Gloucester in 1912 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand. [1]

Club career

In 1913, both Billy Hall, and Dave Holland left Gloucester RFC to join Oldham, following Alf Wood who had made the same journey in 1908. Alf Wood and Dave Holland both played at Oldham until 1921, and Billy Hall played there until 1925. All three men played in Great Britain's "Rorke's Drift" Test match against Australia in 1914, with Alf Wood kicking the four goals that would be the difference in the end.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Profile at Gloucester Rugby Heritage". gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.