William Sandham

William "Bill" Sandham (Birth 10th March 1879 – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Neath RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

William Sandham
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Sandham
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1909–≤09 Neath RFC
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1909–≥12 Hull Kingston Rovers 183 87 0 0 261
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912 Wales 1
Source: [1]

Playing career

International honours

Bill Sandham played as a forward, i.e. number 9, for Wales while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 5-31 defeat by England at The Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 20 January 1912.[1]

Club career

Bill Sandham was Hull Kingston Rovers' second highest try-scorer in the 1910–11 and 1911–12 seasons, and set Hull Kingston Rovers' "most tries in a season by a forward" record with 25-tries scored in the 1912–13 season, this record was extended to 26-tries by Phil Lowe in the 1972–73 season. Bill Sandham was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.[4]

Note

Sandham's fore-initial was stated a being 'A.' on rugbyleagueproject.org.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Ulyatt, Michael E. (1983). Hull Kingston Rovers: A Centenary History 1883-1983 (1st ed.). North Ferriby: Lockington Publishing Co. Ltd. ISBN 0-905490-24-X.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Northern Union → The Colonial Football Tour → Probable Players". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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