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Full name | Herbert Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Place was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a fullback, or wing, i.e. number 1, or, 2 or 5.
Herbert Place won a cap for England while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales.
Herbert Place played fullback in Hunslet's 14-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1908 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.
Herbert Place played fullback in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 2 December 1905, in front of a crowd of 18,500, and played left wing, i.e. number 5, in the 17-0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907, in front of a crowd of 15,000.