Billy Jacques(3 July 1871 – December 1957) was arugby unionand professionalrugby leaguefootballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative levelrugby unionforYorkshire,and at club level forHull F.C.(Prior to the1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season,Hull F.C.was arugby unionclub), and club level rugby league forSt HelensandHull FC,as agoal-kickingwingorcentre.[2]
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| Born | 3 July 1871 Kingston upon Hull,England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 1957(aged 86) unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 10 lb (68 kg; 150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing,Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacques played for Hull F.C. before joining St. Helens in December 1895. He made his début againstOldham,but his appearance breached the rules, as neither Hull F.C. nor theNorthern Rugby Football Unioncommittee had given permission for the transfer to go ahead. As a result, Saints were deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]He went to make 50 appearances for the club, with his last appearance coming in the1897 Challenge CupFinal defeat againstBatley.He rejoined Hull F.C. in 1897. In1898–99,he was the season's top point scorer. Jacques played 122 games for Hull FC, scoring 370 points (32 tries and 137 goals).[1]
References
edit- ^abService, Alex."Billy Jacques".Saints Heritage Society.Retrieved17 January2014.
- ^"Statistics at hullfc.com".hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved1 January2012.
- ^"Chancery Of Lancashire: Manchester Sittings, Yesterday".The Manchester Guardian.15 January 1896. p. 7.ProQuest483277009.
External links
edit- Search for "Jacques" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- (archived by web.archive.org)Stats → PastPlayers → J at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org)Statistics at hullfc.com
- Profile at saints.org.uk