John Jenkins (rugby)
{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{for|the rugby union footballer who played in the 1900s|Jack Jenkins (rugby union)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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John "Jack" T. Jenkins 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 Llwynypia RFC and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington, as a {{rlp|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 honors=
=Notable tour matches=
Jack Jenkins played {{rlp|sh}} in Warrington's 10-3 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of a crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team,{{cite web|url=http://www.warringtonwolves.org/100-years-since-wire-took-on-the-aussies-for-the-first-time-2372 |title=100 years since Wire took on the Aussies for the first time |publisher=warringtonwolves.com |date=31 December 2015 |accessdate=1 January 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130705033353/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/100-years-since-wire-took-on-the-aussies-for-the-first-time-2372 |archivedate= 5 July 2013 }} and played and scored a try in the 8-8 draw with Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Monday 8 February 1909, in front of a crowd of 7,000.
=Personal life=
Jenkins' son Griff Jenkins, was also a rugby league footballer. He played for Warrington in the 1930s, and was appointed as Oldham's first ever coach in 1954.{{cite news |title=First Oldham manager-coach |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19540729/025/0002 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |date=29 July 1954 |page=2 |url-access=subscription | via=British Newspaper Archive}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Jenkins Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185306/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Jenkins |date=8 May 2018 }}
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Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Llwynypia RFC players
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Caerphilly County Borough
Category:Rugby union players from Newbridge, Caerphilly
Category:Wales national rugby league team players
Category:Warrington Wolves players