Alf Wood (rugby)
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Personal information
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| Full name | Alfred Ernest Wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1883 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
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| Died | 15 February 1963 (aged 79) Oldham, Lancashire, England |
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Playing information
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| Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (168.9 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 3 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alfred "Alf" Ernest Wood (27 November 1883 — 15 February 1963) born in Wolverhampton, was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, as a Fullback, i.e. number 15, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1, he died in Oldham.
Wood won caps for England while at Gloucester RFC in 1908 against France, Wales, and Ireland. In 1908, Wood left Gloucester RFC to play rugby league for Oldham. Alf Wood played Fullback, and scored 3-conversions, in Oldham's 9-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1908 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 19 December 1908. Wood played fullback in Oldham's loss to Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1908–09 season. Wood played Fullback in Oldham's 3-7 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1908–09 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 1 May 1909, the 13-7 victory over Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1909–10 season, and the 20-7 victory over Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1910–11 season.
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