Edward Sadler (8 May 1910 – 26 December 1992) was an English
dual-code international rugby union and
rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for
England, and whilst serving with the
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...
for the
Army Rugby Union, and representative level rugby league (RL) for
England, and at club level for
Oldham (
Heritage № 296) and
Castleford (
Heritage № 134).
He also appeared for
Wigan (
Heritage № 459) as a
World War II guest
Guest or The Guest may refer to:
* A person who is given hospitality
* Guest (surname), people with the surname ''Guest''
* USS ''Guest'' (DD-472), U.S. Navy ''Fletcher''-class destroyer 1942–1946
* Guest appearance, guest actor, guest star, e ...
player.
Career
Rugby union
Born in
Colchester, Essex, Sadler started his career playing rugby union in the Army. In 1933, he was selected to play for
England, winning two caps.
Switch to rugby league
Later that year, Sadler joined
rugby league side
Oldham. He made his début, and scored his first try, against
Broughton Rangers in August 1933. He scored six tries in 25 appearances for the club before joining
Castleford in 1934. At that time, he was a "skilled bus driver".
Edward Sadler won a
cap for
England while at Oldham in the 13-63 defeat by Australia during the
1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain
The 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the fifth Kangaroo tour, and took the Australia national rugby league team around the north of England, to London and Paris. The tour also featured the 11th Ashes series (rugby league), Ashes series ...
match at
Stade Pershing,
Paris on Sunday 31 December 1933,
he also won a
cap while at Castleford in 1939 against Wales.
County League appearances
Edward Sadler played in
Castleford's victory in the
Yorkshire County League during the
1938–39 season.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Edward Sadler played in
Castleford's 11–8 victory over
Huddersfield in the
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* ...
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
Final during the
1934–35 season at
Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000.
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org->
Search for "Sadler" at rugbyleagueproject.org (as actual reference is misspelt as Saddler, and omits 1933 match against Australia)Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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1910 births
1992 deaths
Military personnel from Colchester
Army rugby union players
British Army personnel of World War II
Castleford Tigers players
Dual-code rugby internationals
England international rugby union players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
English rugby union players
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Royal Corps of Signals soldiers
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Essex
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Colchester
Wigan Warriors wartime guest players