Billy Moore (rugby)

Billy Moore (17 February 1910 – 31 March 1976)[3] was a Welsh international dual-code rugby player who played rugby union for Bridgend RFC and rugby league for Rochdale Hornets. He was capped only once for Wales under the union code, for a match in the 1933 Home Nations Championship.

Billy Moore

Birth name	William John Moore
Date of birth	17 February 1910
Place of birth	Garw Valley, Wales
Date of death	31 March 1976 (aged 66)
Place of death	Oldham, England
Occupation(s)	quarryman
Rugby league career
Position(s) Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1934-? Rochdale Hornets ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock[1] Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ?-1934 Bridgend RFC Glamorgan County RFC () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1933 Wales[2] 1 (0)

International matches played

Wales[4]

•  Ireland 1933

Bibliography

• Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
• Goodwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

References

1. Ospreys player profiles
2. Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
3. Billy Moore rugby union player profile Scrum.com
4. Smith (1980), pg 469.