George Lewis (rugby)

{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}

{{other people||George Lewis (disambiguation){{!}}George Lewis}}

{{for|the rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s for Castleford|George Lewis (rugby league)}}

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|fullname = George Francis Lewis

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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1897|8|9}}

|birth_place = Pontypool, Wales

|death_date = {{death year and age|1988|1897}}

|death_place = Pontypool, Wales

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|ru_position = Centre

|position = {{rlp|FB|CE|SO|SH}}

|ru_club1 = {{nowrap|Pontypool RFC}}

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|club1 = St. Helens

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|appearances1 = 428

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|points1 = 1835

|teamA = Monmouthshire

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|updated = 9 Sep 2020

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George Lewis (9 August 1897 – 1988) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypool RFC, as a centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for St. Helens, as a {{rlp|fb|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}}

Playing career

=International honours=

George Lewis won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1926–1928 while at St Helens.

=County honours=

George Lewis played at {{rlp|ce}}, and scored a try and a goal in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

=Championship final appearances=

George Lewis played {{rlp|fb}}, and scored three goals in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.

=Challenge Cup Final appearances=

George Lewis played at {{rlp|ce}}, and was captain in St. Helens' 3–10 defeat by Widnes in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1930, in front of a crowd of 36,544.

=County Cup Final appearances=

George Lewis played at {{rlp|ce}}, and scored two goals in St. Helens' 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926, and played at {{rlp|ce}}, and scored three goals in the 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.

=Club records=

George Lewis is second in the St Helens all time goal-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, and fourth on the points-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, Paul Loughlin and Austin Rhodes.