Billy Jarman
{{short description|GB international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Billy Jarman
|fullname = Samuel William Jarman
|image =
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|birth_date = first ¼ 1887
|birth_place = Leeds district, England
|death_date = 15 August 1916 (aged 29)
|death_place = Somme, France
|height =
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|position = {{rlp|FB}}, Forward
|club1 = Leeds
|year1start = 1908
|year1end = 14
|appearances1 =
|tries1 = 35
|goals1 =
|fieldgoals1 =
|points1 = 113
|teamA = Great Britain
|yearAstart = 1914
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|new = yes
|retired = yes
|updated = 8 June 2009
}}
Samuel William Jarman (birth registered first ¼ 1887{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=by7w5bh2pNywFQDfLHGcHw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012}} – 15 August 1916) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, as a {{rlp|fb}}, or forward.[http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/1773.php#.VK7N-iusVrY On this day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802045039/http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/1773.php#.VK7N-iusVrY |date=2 August 2017 }} at therhinos.co.uk
Background
Billy Jarman's birth was registered in Leeds district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he was killed aged 29 at the Battle of the Somme, France, his name is listed within the Thiepval Memorial.
Playing career
=International honours=
Selected to go on the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand while at Leeds, Jarman won caps for Great Britain against Australia (2 matches).
Upon returning from the 1914 tour of Australasia Jarman left to take part in World War I, and lost his life.{{cite book
|title= Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain
|last= Collins
|first= Tony
|author-link= Tony Collins (historian)
|year= 2006
|publisher= Taylor & Francis
|location= UK
|isbn=978-0-415-39614-1
|page= 8
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=J6nXcpxXzWsC
|access-date= 15 February 2011}}
Only five players have played test matches for Great Britain as both a back, and a forward, they are; Colin Dixon, Frank Gallagher, Laurie Gilfedder, Billy Jarman, and Harry Street.{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 160}}
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Billy Jarman played as a forward in Leeds' 7–7 draw with Hull F.C. in the 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 16 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 19,413, this was the first Challenge Cup Final to be drawn, and played as a forward in the 26–12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1909–10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, on Monday 18 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 11,608, this was Leeds' first Challenge Cup Final win in their first appearance.{{cite web|url=http://britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk/2005/12/history-of-leeds-rugby-league-club.html|title=History of Leeds Rugby League Club|publisher=britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk|date=31 December 2012|access-date=1 January 2013}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/billy-jarman/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150114204147/http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/24183.php#.VK5tQJ1FDGg True Heroes Remembered]
{{Leeds - 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1914 Australia & New Zealand Tourists}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarman, William}}
Category:British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
Category:English rugby league players
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Category:British Army personnel of World War I
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