Cyril Morrell
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Morrell | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1934–≥39 | Hunslet | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1938–39 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Cyril Morrell is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
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Playing career
International honours
Cyril Morrell won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1938 against France, and Wales, and in 1939 against France.[1]
Championship final appearances
Cyril Morrell played Centre, i.e. number 3 in Hunslet's 8-2 victory over Leeds in the Championship final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road on Saturday 30 April 1938.[2]
Challenge Cup
Cyril Morrell played Centre, and broke his collar bone in the 26th minute whilst scoring a try, in Hunslet's 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1934 Challenge Cup final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1934, as Substitutes were not allowed, this meant Hunslet played more than half the match with 12-men.[3][4]
References
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- ↑ John Huxley (1992). "The Rugby League Challenge Cup [Page-68…70]". Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-511-5
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