George Oliver (3 April 1891 – 21 July 1977) was a Welsh dual-code international

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and professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

Talywain RFC Talywain Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Talywain near the town of Pontypool, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. In December 1947 a combined Pontypo ...

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and

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, as a

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, i.e. number 4 or 5, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

and

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, and at club level for

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and

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, as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested

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Background

George Oliver was born in

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, Wales, and he died aged 86 in

, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

George Oliver won 4 caps for

(RU) in 1921–1927 while at Pontypool RFC in 1920 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and won

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s for

(RL) while at Hull, and Pontypridd.

County honours

George Oliver played right-, i.e. number 10, in

's 14–18 defeat by

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in the non-

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match during the 1926–27 season at

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on Saturday 30 April 1927.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27".

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Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Oliver played in

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's 9-10 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1921–22 season at

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Rugby Stadium,

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, in front of a crowd of 34,827.

References

External links

* (archived by web.archive.org
Stats – PastPlayers – O at hullfc.com
* (archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at hullfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, George 1891 births 1977 deaths Dual-code rugby internationals Hull F.C. players Monmouthshire rugby league team players Pill Harriers RFC players Pontypool RFC players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Pontypool Rugby league props Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Pontypool Talywain RFC players Wales international rugby union players Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players