Peter Flanagan (rugby player, 1941)

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Peter J. Flanagan (born January 22, 1941 in Hull ; † January 8, 2007 there ) was an English rugby league player. The Hakler played 1960-1975 for the Rovers and the FC of his hometown in the Rugby League Championship , between 1962 and 1970 he was also a national player for England and Great Britain ; he was part of the British squad for the 1968 Rugby League World Cup .

society

In 1960 Flanagan moved from Craven Street Youth Club to the Hull Kingston Rovers professional camp . At the Rovers, he became an important pillar in the development of a competitive team in the 1960s. With him as hooker, the Rovers reached the Challenge Cup in 1964 - and the championship final in 1968 , but lost both; In 1969 and 1970, however, the club won the Yorkshire Cup with him . In total, Flanagan played 414 times for the Rovers, the fourth-most appearances in the all-time record list, before leaving the club in 1973 after 14 years and 56 attempts. He continued to play rugby as an amateur for Hull Dockers , but when their regular hooker was injured, Hull FC re-signed him as a professional in 1975 . In the few months at Hull FC he played an important role in reaching the final of the Player's No.6 Trophy , but then ended his career for good.

National team

Flanagan was first used internationally in 1962 in two tests against France; one each for England and Great Britain . For Great Britain he was used in three The Ashes against Australia; 1967 in England, as well as 1966 and 1970 on British tours through Australasia . He was also part of the British squad for the 1968 World Cup. In total, he played for Great Britain 14 times until 1970 and five times against England.

Honors

After his death, numerous former players from his two professional clubs got together to collect money for a memorial in his honor through friendly games in his honor; In 2009 the third annual Flash Flanagan Memorial Trophy game took place for this purpose.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Dave Hadfield: Obituary: Peter Flanagan - Dashing rugby league hooker. In: The Independent . January 22, 2007, accessed October 27, 2009 .
  2. ^ Dave Hadfield: Memorial to honor rugby club legend. In: Yorkshire Post . January 31, 2007, accessed October 27, 2009 .
  3. ↑ a b Lives in Brief. In: The Times . March 21, 2007, accessed October 27, 2009 .
  4. ↑ a b Flanagan's entry in the player database ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Flanagan, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flanagan, Peter J .; Flanagan, Flash
BRIEF DESCRIPTION english rugby league player
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston upon Hull
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 2007
Place of death Kingston upon Hull