John Thorley

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George M. John Thorley (birth registered third ¼ 1927[1] – 12 July 2005) born in Mountain Ash, was a Welsh rugby union and World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan, and at club level Neath RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Halifax and Dewsbury, as a Template:Rlp,[2] he died in Wheatley, Halifax.[3]

Playing career

International honours

John Thorley won caps for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Halifax circa-1952…60 2-caps, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Halifax 1953…1959 (2?)3-caps, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and France.[4]

John Thorley played at Template:Rlp in all four of Great Britain's 1954 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain's 16-12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup Final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954.

John Thorley also represented Great Britain while at Halifax between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

John Thorley played at Template:Rlp in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played at Template:Rlp in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.[6]

Club career

John Thorley played his last game for Dewsbury against Halifax at Thrum Hall, Halifax.

Honoured at Halifax

John Thorley is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[7]

Genealogical information

John Thorley's marriage to Avona M. (née Rathmell (birth registered during third ¼ 1931 (age 94–95)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in Pontypridd district)), a teacher and active in the British Polio Fellowship, was registered during fourth ¼ 1952 in Pontypridd district.[8] They had children; Steven M. S. Thorley (birth registered during third ¼ 1953 (age 72–73)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in Calder district), and Elizabeth Anna Thorley (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1954 (age 71–72)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in Halifax district).

Outside of rugby

After retiring from playing, John Thorley became a keen supporter of Halifax, he also took up golf and was a member of Halifax West End Golf Club [1] for more than 30 years, was involved in the Welsh Rugby League Past Players organisation, was deputy churchwarden at Halifax Parish Church, and spent a lot of time holidaying with his wife in the south of France.[3]

References

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External links

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