Malcolm John Price (8 December 1937 – 6 January 2024) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for British Lions and Wales, and at club level for Pontypool RFC, as a centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, Rochdale Hornets and Salford, as a centre.[1][2]
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| Full name | Malcolm John Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1937 Pontypool, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 January 2024 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editMalcolm Price was born in Pontypool, Wales on 8 December 1937. He died on 6 January 2024, at the age of 86.[3]
International honours
editPrice won nine caps for Wales (RU) between 1959 and 1962 and five caps in 1959 for British and Irish Lions while at Pontypool RFC. He also won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Rochdale Hornets in 1967 against Australia (2 matches).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "RIP Malcolm Price - Wales Rugby League (WRL)". Wales Rugby League. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
External links
edit- Malcolm Price at ESPNscrum
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk