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|club1 = [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] |
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==Rugby Football League Championship appearances== |
==Rugby Football League Championship appearances== |
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Howell de Francis played Right-{{rlp|PR}} in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s 7-3 victory over [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]] in the [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1908–09]] [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Saturday 1 May 1909.<ref>{{cite web|title=1908-1909 Championship Final|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=414|work=cherryandwhite.co.uk|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref> |
Howell de Francis played Right-{{rlp|PR}}, i.e. number 10 in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s 7-3 victory over [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]] in the [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1908–09]] [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Saturday 1 May 1909.<ref>{{cite web|title=1908-1909 Championship Final|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=414|work=cherryandwhite.co.uk|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Wales national rugby league team players]] |
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| Born | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Howell de Francis was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, as a Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
International honours
Howell de Francis won a cap for Wales while at Wigan in 1908 against New Zealand, and in 1909 against England.[2]
Rugby Football League Championship appearances
Howell de Francis played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 in Wigan's 7-3 victory over Oldham in the 1908–09 Championship Final at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 1 May 1909.[3]
Note
In some references, Howell de Francis' surname is stated as being just Francis, i.e. the "de" is omitted.
References
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1908-1909 Championship Final". cherryandwhite.co.uk. wigan.rlfans.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.