Gareth Price (rugby league)

Gareth Morgan Price (18 August 1917[2] – 19 July 1992), also known by the nickname of "Big G", was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Leeds (Heritage №), Halifax (Heritage № 599) and Doncaster (Heritage № 21) (two spells) (captain),[3] as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4, and coached at club level for Doncaster,[4][5]

Gareth Price
Personal information
Full nameGareth Morgan Price
Born18 August 1917
Llanelli, Wales
Died19 July 1992 (aged 74)
Leeds, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1945–≤45 Llanelli RFC
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–48 Leeds
1951 Halifax
1951–52 Doncaster 33 0 0 0 0
Total 33 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–48 Wales 11
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1951–≥51 Doncaster
Source: [1]

Background

Gareth Price was born in Llanelli, Wales and he died aged 74 from pancreatic cancer at Leeds General Infirmary, West Yorkshire, England.

International honours

Gareth Price won 11 caps for Wales in 1945–1948 while at Leeds.[1]

Genealogical information

Gareth Price's marriage to Sheila (née Brooksbank) (birth registered during third ¼ 1925 in Leeds district – November 2010 (aged 85)) was registered during first ¼ 1948 in Leeds district,[6] They had a daughter Tracey Anne Price, and grandchildren Gareth William (Little G.) and Barbara Lyn (his 3rd grandchild David Christopher had died from cot death in c. 1987-88. Gareth Price lived in Headingley, and following his retirement from rugby league, he and his wife Sheila, opened up a Newsagent's shop on North Lane, Headingley, he retired from work a few years before his death, he died 6-weeks after returning from holiday in Torrevieja, Spain.

Gareth Price was cremated, and his ashes were scattered at Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds along with his mother-in-law, father-in-law, his grandchild David Christopher, and also his good friend, and fellow rugby footballer; Thomas Leslie "T.L."/"Les" Williams. His wife Sheila Price, died during November 2010.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Statistics at robterrace.com". robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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