Reginald Hathway

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|first = RU

|name = Reg Hathway

|fullname = Reginald Hathway

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|birth_date = first ¼ 1907

|birth_place = Newport district, Wales

|death_date = unknown

|weight =

|ru_position = Forward

|position = {{rlp|SR|LF}}

|ru_club1 = Newport RFC

|ru_year1start = 1924

|ru_year1end = 28/29

|ru_appearances1 = 106

|ru_tries1 = 10

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|club1 = Oldham

|year1start = 1928/29

|year1end = 32

|appearances1 = 129

|tries1 = 25

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 75

|club2 = Wigan

|year2start = 1932

|year2end = 34

|appearances2 = 57

|tries2 = 3

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 9

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|yearAstart = 1932

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|appearancesA = 2

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|retired = yes

|updated = 21 June 2012

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/r-hathway/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}

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Reginald "Reg" Hathway (first ¼ 1907{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=j4jIOSLr8LgXSfTgzMYlSw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} – death unknown) 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 Newport RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Wigan, as a {{rlp|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}}.{{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

Reg Hathway's birth was registered Newport district, Wales.

Playing career

=International honours=

Reg Hathway won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1932 2-caps.

=Championship final appearances=

Reg Hathway played at {{rlp|sr}} in Wigan's 15–3 victory over Salford in the Championship Final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=422|title=1933–1934 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}

=Club career=

Reg Hathway played in Newport RFC's 3-20 defeat by New South Wales Waratahs during the 1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales on Thursday 22 September 1927.

Genealogical information

Reg Hathway was the younger brother of the rugby union forward of the 1920s for Wales, Newport RFC, Cross Keys RFC and London Welsh RFC; George Hathway[https://web.archive.org/web/20110617025728/http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Teams/Player?PersonId=101550].

References

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