Thomas Newbould

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Tommy Newbould
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Newbould
Nickname Tommy, Trapper
Born birth registered October→December 1880
Wakefield district, England
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Pontefract?, Laid to rest at Healdfield cemetery Castleford, England
Playing information
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Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
–1902 Castleford RUFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904 Yorkshire
Rugby league
Position Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1902–15 Wakefield Trinity 150
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–≥10 Yorkshire
1909 England 2 1 0 0 3
1910 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Thomas "Tommy" 'Trapper' Henry Newbould (birth registered October→December 1880[1]Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.) birth registered in Wakefield district, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford Parish Church RFC, and Castleford RUFC [1], and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage #118), as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.

Playing career

International honours

Tommy 'Trapper' Newbould won caps for England (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1909 against Australia, and Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, and Australasia.[3][4]

County honours

Tommy 'Trapper' Newbould won caps for Yorkshire (RU) while at Castleford in 1904,[5] and won caps for Yorkshire (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity.[6]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Tommy 'Trapper' Newbould scored the first try in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-0 victory over Hull in the 1909 Challenge Cup final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909.[7]

County Cup Final Appearances

Tommy 'Trapper' Newbould played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.[7]

Notable Tour Match Appearances

Tommy 'Trapper' Newbould played Scrum-half/Halfback in Wakefield Trinity's 5-5 draw with the New Zealand in the tour match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 23 October 1907, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored two tries in the 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.[7]

Club career

Tommy 'Trapper' Newbould made his début for Wakefield Trinity on Saturday 22 November 1902.[8]

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." [9]

References

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  6. Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  8. Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
  9. Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a

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