Colin Greenwood (rugby)
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Full name | Colin Marius Greenwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 January 1936 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 October 1998 George, Western Cape, South Africa | (aged 62)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colin "Col" Marius Greenwood (25 January 1936 – 3 October 1998) was a South African dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for South Africa, at provincial level for Western Province, and at club level for Noordelikes (Northerns), as a centre,[1] and representative level rugby league (RL) for South Africa and Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, North Sydney Bears and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, as a wing, stand-off, or lock,[2] and coached club level rugby league (RL) for North Sydney Bears.[3]
Background
[edit]Col Greenwood was born in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, and he died aged 62 in George, Western Cape, South Africa.
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Col Greenwood won a cap for South Africa (RU) while at Noordelikes (Northerns) against Ireland at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town on Saturday 13 May 1961, and won caps for South Africa (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1963 against Australia (2 matches).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Col Greenwood played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 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, in front of a crowd of 84,492.[4]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Col Greenwood played stand-off 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
External links
[edit]- 1936 births
- 1998 deaths
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- North Sydney Bears coaches
- North Sydney Bears players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from the Western Cape
- Rugby league utility players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby League XIII players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Cape Town
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South Africa national rugby league team players
- South African rugby league players
- South African rugby union players
- Wakefield Trinity players