About Harold Box
Born 1952. Harold Box is a rugby league player.
Harold Box (born ) is an English-born former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Wales, Other Nationalities and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a right-footed toe-end style (rather than round the corner style) goal-kicking .
Playing career Featherstone Rovers Harold Box made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 17 January 1970.
Box played in Featherstone Rovers' 9–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400.
Box played in Featherstone Rovers' 12–16 defeat by Leeds in the 1976 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976.
Box's testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers took place against Wales on Sunday 11 May 1980.
Wakefield Trinity In September 1980, Box was signed by Wakefield Trinity for a fee of £18,000.
He made his début for Wakefield Trinity in the 16–14 victory over St. Helens at Knowsley Road, St Helens, Merseyside on Sunday 14 September 1980, he later broke his arm in a victory over Halifax, during his time at Wakefield Trinity he scored seventeen 3-point tries and, three 4-point tries.
Representative honours Harold Box won five caps for Wales in 1979–1981 while at Featherstone Rovers.
Outside of rugby league Harold Box was the landlady of Featherstone The Last Orders.
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Who is Harold Box?
English rugby league footballer
When was Harold Box born?
Harold Box was born in 1952 in Pontefract.
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Harold Box is a rugby league player.
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