David Treasure
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{for|the Australian politician|David Treasure (politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}
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David Treasure (born {{birth date|1950|12|07|df=y}}) is an English-born former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Under-17s), The Junction (Open-Age, 11-A-Side, Sunday Morning, Leeds League), Bradford Northern and Oldham, as a {{rlp|ce|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}}.{{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= 108–114}}
Background
David Treasure is the son of Wilfred Treasure, and Catherine (née Hopton); he was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire; he is the younger brother of Anthony Treasure (birth registered during second ¼ {{birth year and age|1943}} in Tadcaster district); Treasure was a pupil at Castleford Grammar School from 1962 to 1967, where he was 3-years below Roger Millward; Treasure worked at Yorkshire Copper Works, Stourton, Leeds; where aged-18 he was the captain of the works' rugby union team (despite a ban on anyone playing rugby union if they had previously played rugby league); he studied Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) Metallurgy at Kitson College, Leeds, then Higher National Certificate (HNC) Metallurgy at Bradford College, he qualified to play for Wales through his grandmother Gwladys Shuttleworth from Llantrisant (birth registered during third ¼ 1889 in Pontypridd district, marriage to Frederick Treasure registered during fourth ¼ 1910 in Tadcaster district); and as of 2018 he resides in Edinburgh, and he works as a Risk-based inspection (RBI) Engineer.
Playing career
=International honours=
David Treasure won caps for Wales while at Oldham in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup; he played {{rlp|so}}, and scored a try in the 12-7 victory over England at Lang Park, Brisbane on Tuesday 10 June 1975, played {{rlp|sh}} in the 8-18 defeat by Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Saturday 14 June 1975, played {{rlp|so}} in the 8-13 defeat by New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Saturday 28 June 1975, and played {{rlp|so}} in the 16-22 defeat by England at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 September 1975, and in the 1977 European Championship; he played at {{rlp|ce}} in the 2-13 defeat by France at Stade des Minimes, Toulouse on Sunday 20 February 1977.
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
David Treasure appeared as a substitute (replacing {{rlp|so}} Michael "Mike" Blacker) in Bradford Northern's 14-33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.
=Club career=
David Treasure secured his signing by scoring 5 tries in the Bradford Northern A-Team match against Hunslet; at that time Bradford Northern's A-Team coach was Stan Kielty. Treasure made his début for Bradford Northern at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield. He was transferred from Bradford Northern to Oldham. During Oldham's match against Bradford Northern, and following a tackle that Treasure had made on a Bradford Northern {{rlp|pr}}, the prop sat on Treasure's knee, the physio and specialists were unable to determine the extent of the injury, as the technology of the era did not allow for scans, and although damaged cartilage was removed via arthroscopy, Treasure retired from rugby league. It was subsequently discovered that he had snapped his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_t_u.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050501072119/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_t_u.htm |date=1 May 2005 }}
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1972-125.jpg Photograph "Treasure bursts down the middle - Dave Treasure bursts down the middle to beat all Keighley opposition and touch down between the posts for the first of two tries at Odsal. - 20/08/1972" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1971-31.jpg Photograph "Young starlet - Young starlet, David Treasure, races away with Bernard Watson in support during the game against Swinton at Odsal won by 16 points to 10. - 13/02/1971" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-30.jpg Photograph "David Treasure, Star Sub. - The sub, who was star of the match, David Treasure who came on for the injured Rudi Francis. Here he is scoring his second try. - 25/02/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-Final4.jpg Photograph "The team ready to leave - The players give the thumbs up as they prepare to board the coach for Wembley. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-Final6.jpg Photograph "Roy Castle meets the players - The players meet Roy Castle prior to the Final. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-Final8.jpg Photograph "The teams take to the field - Harry Womersley proudly leads the Northern team on to the field. - 12/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-43.jpg Photograph "Offload - Phil Jackson gets the ball out of the tackle to the supporting Treasure - 07/09/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-82.jpg Photograph "Hogan looks to pass - Brian Hogan looks for support as Treasure backs up. - 14/10/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22david%20treasure%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "David Treasure" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
{{Wales squad - 1975 World Cup}}
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