Harry Varley
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Henry "Harry" Varley was a rugby union
and professional rugby union
footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for England
, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and at club level played rugby league (RL) for Oldham
, playing at , or , i.e. number 6, or, 7, alongside Arthur Lees
from 1895. Prior to 29 August 1895, Liversedge was a rugby union
club.
(RU) while at Liversedge in the 1892 Home Nations Championship
against Scotland.
code to the rugby league
code on 29 August 1895, Harry Varley would have been 28 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Liversedge.
, whereas FreeBMD.com quotes it as being registered 6-miles away in Bradford
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and professional rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and at club level played rugby league (RL) for Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
, playing at , or , i.e. number 6, or, 7, alongside Arthur Lees
Arthur Lees (rugby)
Arthur Lees was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s who at representative level played rugby union for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e...
from 1895. Prior to 29 August 1895, Liversedge was a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club.
International honours
Harry Varley won a cap for EnglandEngland national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
(RU) while at Liversedge in the 1892 Home Nations Championship
1892 Home Nations Championship
The 1892 Home Nations Championship was the tenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 2 January and 5 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales....
against Scotland.
Change of Code
When Liversedge converted from the rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
code to the rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
code on 29 August 1895, Harry Varley would have been 28 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Liversedge.
Note
ESPNscrum.com states Harry Varley's birthplace as being CleckheatonCleckheaton
Cleckheaton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds...
, whereas FreeBMD.com quotes it as being registered 6-miles away in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
.