George Oliver (rugby)


George Oliver was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Talywain RFC, Pill Harriers RFC and Pontypool RFC, as a lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and representative level rugby league for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Hull F.C. and Pontypridd, as a, or, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.

Background

George Oliver was born in Pontypool, Wales, and he died aged 86 in Pontypool, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

George Oliver won 4 caps for Wales in 1921–1927 while at Pontypool RFC in 1920 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and won caps for Wales while at Hull, and Pontypridd.

County honours

George Oliver played right-, i.e. number 10, in Monmouthshire's 14–18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Oliver played in Hull FC's 9-10 defeat by Rochdale Hornets in the 1922 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 34,827.