Thomas Newbould
English rugby union and rugby league footballer
About Thomas Newbould
Lived 1880 – 1964 (aged 83–84). Thomas Newbould was a British rugby league player and rugby union player.
Thomas "Tommy" Henry Newbould (birth registered fourth ¼ 1880 – 27 October 1964), also known by the nickname of 'Trapper', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford Parish Church RFC and Castleford RUFC (in Castleford, Wakefield), and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), York and Castleford Rovers as a or .
County honours Newbould won caps for Yorkshire (RU) while at Castleford in 1904, and won caps for Yorkshire (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.
Challenge Cup Final appearances Newbould played , and scored the first try in Wakefield Trinity's 17–0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.
County Cup Final appearances Newbould played in Wakefield Trinity's 8–2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910. During 1921, and aged 41, he joined Castleford Rovers who had initially played in the Lock Lane area of Castleford, but moved to play near Cutsyke Station, where they played Keighley in the first match of the 1921–22 season, he joined along with the coach Fawcett, a former / for Leeds, Cole from Keighley, Hirst a / for Harrogate RLFC, and Taylor a forward for Yorkshire and Hull FC.
Contemporaneous Article Extract "Joined Trinity from Castleford R.U.F.C., and his partnership with Harry Slater provided Trinity with one of the best half-back combinations in the league. Like fellow tourist H. Kershaw, he played a prominent part in the 1909 N.U. Cup success and played regularly for Yorkshire County. Newbould played in the 1910 Sydney Test."
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Who was Thomas Newbould?
English rugby union and rugby league footballer
When was Thomas Newbould born?
Thomas Newbould was born in 1880 in Wakefield.
When did Thomas Newbould die?
Thomas Newbould died on 27 October 1964 in Pontefract.
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Thomas Newbould was a rugby league player and rugby union player.
What nationality was Thomas Newbould?
Thomas Newbould was British.
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