Gerry Round
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| Full name | Gerald V. Round | |||||
| Nickname | Gerry | |||||
| Born | April→June 1939 Hebden Bridge, England |
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| Died | 1 February 1969 (aged 29) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1958–58 | Hebden Bridge Amateur Rugby League Club | |||||
| 1958–68 | Wakefield Trinity | 241 | 55 | 127 | ||
| Total | 241 | 55 | 127 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1959–62 | Great Britain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Gerald "Gerry" V. Round (birth registered April→June 1939[1] — 1 February 1969 (aged 29)[2]) born in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hebden Bridge ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #646), as a Fullback, i.e. number 1, his death was registered in Spen Valley.
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Playing career
International honours
Gerry Round won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1959 against Australia, and in 1962 against France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).[3]
Gerry Round achieved the distinction of being Great Britain's full back (v Australia, December, 1959) after only 29 senior games of rugby league football.[4]
Championship final appearances
Gerry Round played Fullback, in Wakefield Trinity's 3-27 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1959–60 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 May 1960.[5]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Gerry Round played Fullback, in Wakefield Trinity's 38-5 victory over Hull in the 1960 Challenge Cup final during the 1959–60 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 14 May 1960, the 12-6 victory over Huddersfield in the 1962 Challenge Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962, and the 25-10 victory over Wigan in the 1963 Challenge Cup final during the 1962–63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963.[6]
County Cup final appearances
Gerry Round played Fullback in Wakefield Trinity's 19-9 victory over Leeds in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961.
Outside of rugby league
Gerry Round began a 3-year civil engineering course at University of Leeds in 1958.
References
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- ↑ Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
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- ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
