Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is an independent, public school for boys in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The school was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591 at the request of leading citizens in Wakefield 75 in total and some of whom formed the first governing body.
William Batten was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity, and Castleford, as a fullback, wing, or centre. He is noted as one of the greatest of his era, one of the game's first superstars, Batten was a brilliant athlete and a huge crowd-puller – and also well aware of his own worth. In 1988 he became one of the inaugural inductees of the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame. Batten is also a member of the Hull FC, and Wakefield Trinity halls of fame.
Donald Fox, was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (captain) and Wakefield Trinity, as a right-footed goal-kicking scrum-half, prop or loose forward, and coached at club level for Batley.
Douglas "Duggy" Clark MM was an English rugby league footballer, wrestler and World War I veteran. A Rugby Football League Hall of Fame inductee, he played for Huddersfield, Cumberland, England and the Great Britain national side, as a forward, during the era of contested scrums. Clarke helped Huddersfield to three Challenge Cups and seven Yorkshire County Cups, and is in the club's Hall of Fame.
William Horton was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Thomas "Tommy" Henry Newbould, also known by the nickname of 'Trapper', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford Parish Church RFC and Castleford RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), York and Castleford Rovers as a stand-off or scrum-half, i.e. number 6, or 7.
James D. Metcalfe was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Askam RUFC, Barnsley RUFC, and Featherstone RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Gerald Vernon Round was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a fullback.
Gary Cooper, also known by the nickname of "Super Duper" Gary Cooper, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (captain), and Wakefield Trinity, as an occasional goal-kicking fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 5, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and York.
John Holmes was an English professional rugby league footballer.
Ronald "Ron" Rylance was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback, wing, centre and stand-off in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Castleford, Dewsbury and Huddersfield.
Charles "Charlie" Arthur Pollard was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a fullback, wing, or centre, and coached at club level for Batley.
Ernest "Ernie" Pollard was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Bradford Northern, as a centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 6. Ernie Pollard's career was ended in October 1938 when he suffered a severe knee injury.
Donald Robinson was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire and Rugby League XIII, and at club level for St Joseph's School, Airedale Youth Club, Fryston Colliery, Kippax Juniors, Newmarket Colliery, Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Doncaster, as a centre, prop, second-row or loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at Doncaster and Bramley (late-1970s).
Arthur Atkinson, also known by the nickname of 'Bruss', was an English professional rugby league footballer who played, mostly as a centre, from 1925 to 1940. He competed at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford. He was captain of his club for some time.
William Henry "Harry" Taylor was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (captain), England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull FC, as a fullback, i.e. number 1, making his début in the 5–10 away defeat by Bradford on Saturday 1 January 1898, and was captain of Hull during the 1902–03, 1903–04, 1907–08 and 1908–09 seasons, and coached at club level for Hull.
Sydney "Syd" Oglesby Walmsley was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Millom, Leeds and Huddersfield, as a goal-kicking fullback, i.e. number 1.
George Henry Exley, also known by the nickname of 'Mick', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain) and Hanging Heaton WMC ARLFC, as a wing and later as second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 11 or 12 during the era of contested scrums, and club level rugby union (RU) for Wakefield RFC Old Boys, and coached at club level for Batley.
Gilbert Robinson was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity and Castleford as a fullback or centre.
Hunslet F.C. was a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was a founding member of the Rugby Football League in 1895.
