Ian Brooke
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Full name | Ian Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Plymouth,England | 1 March 1943|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Brooke(born 1 March 1943) is an English former professionalrugby leaguefootballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, andcoachedin the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level forGreat Britain,and at club level forWakefield Trinity(two spells) (captain), andBradford Northern,as awing,orcentre,and coached at club level forBradford Northern,Wakefield Trinity,HuddersfieldandDoncaster.[2]
Background
[edit]Born inPlymouth,Devon,Brooke was adopted as a baby and grew up inWakefield.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Wakefield Trinity
[edit]Ian Brooke played atcentreand scored atryinWakefield Trinity's 25-10 victory overWiganin the1963 Challenge CupFinal during the1962–63 seasonatWembley Stadium,Londonon Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492.
Bradford Northern
[edit]Brooke was transferred fromWakefield TrinitytoBradford Northernin the summer of 1964 for £2,750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £96,360 in 2013).[4]
Ian Brooke played atcentreand scored atryinBradford Northern's 17-8 victory overHunsletin the1965 Yorkshire CupFinal during the1965–66 seasonatHeadingley,Leedson Saturday 16 October 1965.[citation needed]
Return to Wakefield
[edit]Ian Brooke played atcentreand scored twotriesinWakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory overSt. Helensin theChampionshipFinalreplayduring the1966–67 seasonatStation Road, Swintonon Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played in the 17-10 victory overHull Kingston Roversin theChampionshipFinal during the1967–68 seasonatHeadingley,Leedson Saturday 4 May 1968.[5]
Brooke played atcentrein the 10-11 defeat byLeedsin the1968 Challenge Cup"Watersplash" Final during the1967–68 seasonatWembley Stadium,Londonon Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.[5]
International honours
[edit]Brooke representedGreat Britainwhile at Bradford Northern on the1966 Lions tour,[6]playing all three matches against Australia, and twice against New Zealand. He also woncapsfor Great Britain in 1967 against Australia (3 matches), in 1968 against France (2 matches), and in the1968 Rugby League World Cupagainst Australia (1-try), France, and New Zealand (1-try).[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Ian Brooke was thecoachinBradford Northern's 14-33 defeat byFeatherstone Roversin the1973 Challenge CupFinal during the1972–73 seasonatWembley Stadium,Londonon Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
- ^ab"Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
- ^"Rugby league legend Brooke to sign his new autobiography in Wakefield event".Wakefield Express.13 May 2022.Retrieved12 July2023.
- ^"Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds".Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014.Retrieved1 January2015.
- ^abHoole, Les (2004).Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES.Breedon Books.ISBN1-85983-429-9
- ^"Rugby League Heroes: Ian Brooke".Total Rugby League.9 December 2021.Retrieved12 July2023.
External links
[edit]- 1943 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls coaches
- Bradford Bulls players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. coaches
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Huddersfield Giants coaches
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Devon
- Rugby league wingers
- Wakefield Trinity coaches
- Wakefield Trinity players