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| Full name | James Rudd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Oldham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 8 lb (67 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James "Jim" Rudd was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Dewsbury, as an occasional goal-kicking scrum-half.
Background
Rudd was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
Playing career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Rudd played scrum-half in Dewsbury's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the 1929 Challenge Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1929, in front of a crowd of 41,000.
Club career
Rudd made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 25 December 1923, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
References
- ^ "Featherstone Rovers". Athletic News. 15 August 1927.
- Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
- "Historic Wigan RL Moments: 1929 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952