Raymond Price (rugby)

H. Raymond "Ray" Price (18 January 1924 – September 1988) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He was regarded as one of the finest post-war Stand-offs in the sport.[3]

For the rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s for Australia, New South Wales, Parramatta, and Wakefield Trinity, see Ray Price (rugby).

Ray Price
Personal information
Full nameHarold Raymond Price
Born18 January 1924
Bedwellty, Wales
DiedSeptember 1988 (aged 64)
Blaina, Wales
Playing information
Weight11 st 4 lb (72 kg)
Rugby union
PositionFly-half/First Five-Eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1947–47 Abertillery RFC
Rugby league
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–53 Belle Vue Rangers 204 40 24 0 168
1953–57 Warrington 113 23 0 0 69
1957–58 St. Helens 20 5 14 0 43
Total 337 68 38 0 280
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–53 Wales 6 3 1 0 11
1955 Other Nationalities 2 1 0 0 3
1954–57 Great Britain 9 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2]

At club level he played rugby union (RU) for Abertillery RFC, and at representative level he played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Other Nationalities and Wales. At club level for Belle Vue Rangers, Warrington (Heritage № 548) and St. Helens.[1][4]

Background

Price was born in Blaina, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

Ray Price won caps for Wales (RL) while at Belle Vue Rangers 1948…1953 6-caps, won caps for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Warrington in 1955 2-caps, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Warrington on the 1954 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1955 against New Zealand, in 1956 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1957 against France (2 matches).[1]

Ray Price was selected for the Great Britain Squad while at Warrington for the 1957 Rugby League World Cup in Australia. However, Ray Price did not participate in any of the three matches.

Ray Price also represented Great Britain while at Belle Vue Rangers between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[5]

Championship Final appearances

Ray Price played in Warrington's 8-7 victory over Halifax the Championship Final during the 1953–54 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 8 May 1954, in front of a crowd of 36,519.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ray Price played stand-off in Warrington's 4-4 draw with Halifax in the 1954 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 stand-off in the 8-4 victory over Halifax in the 1954 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]

County Cup Final appearances

Ray Price played stand-off in Belle Vue Rangers' 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1947 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 1 November 1947.[7]

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Ray Price is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[8]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. RL Record Keeper's Club
  3. "Ray Price joins Warrington Hall of Fame". Warrington Guardian. UK: Newsquest Media Group. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  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. Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  6. "Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal". independent.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. "1947–1948 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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