Don Close
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Close | |||||
| Nickname | Don | |||||
| Born | circa-1937 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1962–≥68 | Huddersfield | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1967 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Donald "Don" Close is a former Coal miner, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.
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Playing career
International honours
Don Close won a cap for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1967 against France.[1]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Don Close played Hooker in Huddersfield's 6-12 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1962 Challenge Cup final during the 1961–62 seasonat Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 May 1962.[2]
County Cup final appearances
Don Close played Hooker in Huddersfield's 10-16 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960.
Testimonial match
Don Close's Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1968.
