Leigh Centurions - Players Earning International Caps While at Leigh

Players Earning International Caps While At Leigh


  • Trevor Allan won caps for Other Nations while at Leigh circa-1952 ?-caps won caps for British Empire XIII while at Leigh circa-1952 ?-caps
  • Kevin Ashcroft won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1968 Australia France, 1969 France, 1970 France, New Zealand, 1974 New Zealand (sub) (World Cup 1968 1-cap, 1970 2-caps)
  • Benjamin John "Jackie" Bowen won caps for Wales while at Wigan, and Leigh 1945…48 2-caps
  • Jeffrey "Jeff" Burke (#12) won caps for Other Nations while at Leigh circa-1951 ?-caps
  • Joseph "Joe" Cartwright won caps for England while at Leigh 1921 Wales, Other Nations, Australia, 1922 Wales, 1923 Wales (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1920 Australia, New Zealand (3 matches), 1921–22 Australia (3 matches)
  • David Chisnall won caps for England while at Warrington 1975 Wales (sub), France, Wales, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1970 Australia, New Zealand (World Cup 1970 1-cap)
  • Thomas "Tom" Clarkson won caps for England while at Leigh 1921 Australia, 1922 Wales, 1923 Wales
  • Thomas "Tom" Coop, won a cap for England (RU) while at Leigh in 1892 against Scotland
  • Joseph "Joe" Darwell won caps for England while at Leigh in 1922 against Wales, and in 1923 against Wales (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches)
  • Malcolm Davies won caps for Wales while at Leigh, and Bradford Northern 1953…1959 2-caps
  • Steve Donlan won caps for England while at Leigh 1984 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1984 New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
  • Desmond "Des" Drummond won caps for England while at Leigh 1980 Wales, France, 1981 France, Wales, 1984 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1980 New Zealand (2 matches), 1981 France (2 matches), 1982 Australia (3 matches), 1983 France (2 matches), 1984 France, Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), Papua New Guinea, 1985 New Zealand (3 matches), 1986 France (2 matches), while at Warrington 1987 Papua New Guinea, 1988 France


  • Joe Egan won caps for England while at Wigan 1943 Wales, 1944 Wales, 1945 Wales (2 matches), 1946 France (2 matches), Wales (2 matches), 1947 France (2 matches), Wales (2 matches), 1948 France (2 matches), Wales, 1949 Wales, France, Other Nations, 1950 Wales, while at Leigh Wales, France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan 1946 Australia (3 matches), 1947 New Zealand (3 matches), 1948 Australia (3 matches), 1950 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (2 matches)
  • Wyndham Emery won a cap for Wales while at Leigh 1922 1-cap
  • Stuart Ferguson won a cap for Wales while at Leigh 1970 1-cap 2-goals 4-points
  • Peter Foster won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches), and also represented Great Britain while at Leigh between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match)
  • Frederick "Fred" Harris won caps for England while at Leigh 1934 Australia, while at Leeds 1937 France
  • Adam Hughes won caps for Wales while at Widnes Vikings, Leigh, and Oldham Roughyeds 2002…2007 13(11?)-caps 9-tries 3-goals 42-points
  • Christopher "Chris" Johnson won a cap for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1985 against France
  • Clive Jones won caps for Wales while at Leigh in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and France (World Cup 1975 2-caps)
  • Edward "Ted" Kerwick won caps for England while at Leigh 1949 Other Nations
  • Frank Kitchen won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh (World Cup 1954 2-caps, 3-tries)
  • James "Jimmy" Ledgard won caps for England while at Dewsbury 1947 France (2 matches), Wales, while at Leigh 1948 Wales, 1949 France, Other Nations, 1951 Wales, France, 1952 Other Nations (2 matches), Wales, 1953 Wales, 1955 Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Dewsbury 1947 New Zealand (2 matches), while at Leigh 1948 Australia, 1950 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand, 1951 New Zealand, 1954 France (2 matches), Australia, New Zealand (World Cup 1954 4-caps, 1-try, 13-goals)
  • Gordon Lewis won a cap for Wales while at Leigh in 1970 against England, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1965 against New Zealand
  • Tau'alupe Liku won caps for Tonga while at Leigh 1995 ?-caps


  • Michael "Mick" Martyn won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1958 against Australia, and in 1959 against Australia
  • Walter Mooney won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1924 against New Zealand (2 matches)
  • Mark Moran won caps for Wales while at Leigh 1992 2-caps (sub)
  • Christopher "Chris" Morley won caps for Wales while at St. Helens in 1996 against France (sub), and England, while at Salford City Reds in 1999 against Ireland, and Scotland, while at Sheffield Eagles in 2000 against South Africa (sub), while at Leigh in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Lebanon (sub), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea (sub), and Australia, while at Oldham Roughyeds in 2001 against England, while at Halifax in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, while at Swinton Lions in 2006 against Scotland, 1996…2006 13(14?)-caps + 4-caps (sub) 1(2?)-try 4(8?)-points
  • Alex Murphy (Warrington) won caps for England while at Leigh 1969 Wales, France, and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens 1958 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand, 1959 France (2 matches), Australia, 1960 New Zealand, France, Australia, France, 1961 France, New Zealand (3 matches), 1962 France, Australia (3 matches), 1963 Australia (2 matches), 1964 France, 1965 France, New Zealand, 1966 France (2 matches), while at Warrington 1971 New Zealand (World Cup 1960 3-caps, 1-try)
  • Stanley "Stan" Owen won a cap for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1958 against France, and represented Wales while at Leigh in 1955 against France, and in 1963 against France
  • Charles "Charlie" Pawsey won caps for England while at Leigh 1951 Wales, 1952 Other Nations (2 matches), Wales, 1953 France (2 matches), Wales, Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1952 Australia (3 matches), 1954 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches)
  • Gareth Price won caps for Wales while at St Helens, Leigh, Rochdale Hornets, and Celtic Crusaders 1999…present 2(9, 10?)-caps + 9-caps (sub) 1-try 4-points
  • Rob Roberts won caps for Wales while at Huddersfield Giants, unattached, Leigh, and Oldham Roughyeds 2002…present 6(7, 8?)-caps + 2-caps (sub) 2-tries 8-points
  • William "Bill" Robinson won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1963 against France, and Australia


  • Dick Silcock won caps for England while at Leigh 1906 Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan 1909 Australia
  • Raymond "Ray" Tabern won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1982 against France
  • Joseph "Joe" Walsh won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1971 against New Zealand
  • Ian Watson won caps for Wales while at Salford City Reds, Swinton Lions, Widnes Vikings, Rochdale Hornets, Oldham Roughyeds, and Leigh 1996…present 19(17?)-caps + 3-caps (sub) 3(4?)-tries 1-goal 14(18?)-points
  • David "Dave" Whittle won caps for Wales while at Leigh 2000…2002 5(6?)-caps + 1-cap (sub)
  • William "Billy" Winstanley won caps for England while at Leigh 1910 Wales, while at Wigan 1911 Wales, Australia, 1912 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1910 Australia, New Zealand, while at Wigan 1911–12 Australia (3 matches)
  • John Wood won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1982 France
  • John Woods won caps for England while at Leigh 1979 Wales (sub), France, 1980 Wales (sub), France, 1981 France, Wales, Wales (sub), and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh 1979 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand, 1980 New Zealand, 1981 France (2 matches), 1982 Australia, Australia, 1983 France, while at Warrington 1987 Papua New Guinea
  • Albert Worrall won caps for England while at Leigh 1934 Australia

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