Brian Edgar (26 March 1936 – 5 October 2001) was an English
rugby union, and professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for
Workington RFC
Workington RFC (founded 1877), also known as Workington Zebras, is an English rugby union club that is based in the town of Workington in Cumbria. The club operates four men's teams, a ladies teams and four boy's junior teams (under 13 to under 1 ...
, and representative level rugby league (RL) for
Great Britain (
captain
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), and
England, and at club level for
Workington Town, as a or .
Background
Brian Edgar was born in
Great Broughton,
Cumberland
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, England, and he died aged 65 in
Seaton, Cumbria
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.
Playing career
Workington Town
Brian Edgar played in
Workington Town's 12–21 defeat by
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
in the
1955 Challenge Cup
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18†...
Final during the
1954–55 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513, and played in the 9–13 defeat by
Wigan in the
1958 Challenge Cup
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
Final during the
1957–58 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 10 May 1958.
Brian Edgar is a
Workington Town Hall Of Fame Inductee.
International honours
Edgar won a
cap for
England (RL) while at Workington in 1962 against France,
and won
caps for
Great Britain (RL) while at Workington in 1958 against Australia, and New Zealand, in 1961 against New Zealand, in 1962 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against Australia (3 matches).
Edgar and
Leeds'
Joseph "Joe" Thompson are the only
Forwards to be selected for three
Australasian tours.
Four Workington players were selected for the 1958 tour of Australia, and New Zealand;
Harry Archer, Brian Edgar,
Ike Southward
Isaac "Ike" Southward (15 August 1934 – 6 June 2006) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and Coach (sport), coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national ...
and
Bill Wookey
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* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
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* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
...
(later of
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
).
References
External links
Obituary in The Independent*(archived by web.archive.org
*(archived by web.archive.org
Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions*(archived by archive.is
"Call for Edgar to be in RL Hall of Fame" J Wright (16 December 2005) ''The Whitehaven News''
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1936 births
2001 deaths
Cumberland rugby league team players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
English rugby union players
Great Britain national rugby league team captains
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Rugby league players from Broughton, Cumbria
Rugby league props
Rugby league second-rows
People from Broughton, Cumbria
Rugby union players from Broughton, Cumbria
Workington Town players