Personal information
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Born | 7 September 1926 West Wylam, Northumberland, England |
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Died | 25 March 2002 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England |
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Playing information
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Position | Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching information
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Ken Traill (7 September 1926 in West Wylam – 25 March 2002 in Guiseley) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, and 1950s, and coach of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Bradford Northern, Halifax, and Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage № 639), as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Wakefield Trinity.
Ken Traill won caps for England while at Bradford Northern in 1949 against France, in 1953 against Wales, Other Nationalities, in 1955 against Other Nationalities, and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Northern in 1950 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1951 against New Zealand, in 1952 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1954 against Australia, New Zealand.
Ken Traill also represented Great Britain while at Bradford Northern between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).