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Full name | Norman Herbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | c1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | Aug 2022 (aged 88) Leigh, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norman Herbert was an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Workington Town, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. [1]
Norman Herbert won a cap for England while at Workington in 1962 against France, [2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Workington in 1961 against New Zealand, and in 1962 against France, Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand. [3]
Norman Herbert played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Workington Town's 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1958 Challenge Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958. [4]
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