George Bennet

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For other people named George Bennet, see George Bennet (disambiguation).
George Bennet
Personal information
Full name George Henry Bennett[1]
Born (1913-07-08)8 July 1913
Newport, Wales
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Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1929–30 Weston-super-Mare
Rugby league
Position Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1930–37 Wigan 232 101 5 313
1937–?? Bradford Northern 151
Total 383 101 5 0 313
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–36 Wales 3 2 0 0 6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

George Henry Bennett (8 July 1913 – 31 August 1970) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan and Bradford Northern as a Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[2]

Rugby union career

Born in Newport, Wales, Bennett started his career as a rugby union player, joining Weston-super-Mare in 1929. He left Wales due to the racism of the Welsh Rugby Union preventing him from playing for the national team,[3] and signed for rugby league side Wigan in November 1930.[1]

Rugby league career

Wigan

Bennet played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wigan's 15–3 victory over Salford in the Championship final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.[4] He also played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wigan's 30-27 victory over France at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 10 March 1934.[5] Bennet played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Wigan's 12-21 defeat by Salford in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934. In December 1937, after losing his place as a first team regular, he joined Bradford Northern.[1]

Bradford Northern

Bennet played 151 games for Bradford, including the final of the 1944 Challenge Cup win against Wigan.[1]

International honours

Bennet won three caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1936 while at Wigan,[6] becoming the first black man to represent a British national team at rugby league.

Note

George Bennet's surname is variously spelt with two T's as Bennett, or with a single T as Bennet.

References

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