Brian Edgar

Brian Edgar (26 March 1936 – 5 October 2001) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Workington RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (captain), and England, and at club level for Workington Town, as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Brian Edgar
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Brian Edgar
Born26 March 1936
Great Broughton, Cumberland, England
Died5 October 2001 (aged 65)
Seaton, Cumbria, England
Playing information
Weight15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1954–≤54 Workington RFC
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–68 Workington Town 384 99 27 0 303
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumberland 13
1962 England 1 0 0 0 0
1958–66 Great Britain 11 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Brian Edgar was born in Great Broughton, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 65 in Seaton, Cumbria.

Playing career

International honours

Edgar won a cap for England (RL) while at Workington in 1962 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Workington in 1958 against Australia, and New Zealand, in 1961 against New Zealand, in 1962 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against Australia (3 matches).[3]

Edgar and Leeds' Joseph "Joe" Thompson are the only Forwards to be selected for three Australasian tours.

Four Workington players were selected for the 1958 tour of Australia, and New Zealand; Harry Archer, Brian Edgar, Ike Southward and Bill Wookey (later of Barrow).

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Brian Edgar played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Workington Town's 12-21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513, and played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1958 Challenge Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958.[4]

Honoured at Workington Town

Brian Edgar is a Workington Town Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "1957–1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. "Hall of Fame Week 1 - Brian Edgar - A one club man and a 3 time Great Britain tourist to Australia!". townrlfc.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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