David Treasure

For the Australian politician, see David Treasure (politician).

David Treasure

Personal information
Full name	David Treasure
Born	(1950-12-07) 7 December 1950 Castleford, England
Playing information
Position	Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1971–73 Bradford Northern 83 26 3 0 84 1973–77 Oldham 112 37 10 1 132 1977–78 Leeds 16 8 0 1 25 Total 211 71 13 2 241 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1975–77 Wales 5 1 0 0 3
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David Treasure (born 7 December 1950) is an English-born former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, Oldham, Leeds and Keighley as a centre, stand-off, or scrum-half.

Background

David Treasure is the son of Wilfred Treasure, and Catherine (née Hopton); he was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

Club career

Treasure made his début for Bradford Northern at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield in February 1971. He appeared as a substitute (replacing stand-off Mick Blacker) in Bradford Northern's 14–33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973.

He was transferred from Bradford Northern to Oldham in November 1973.

In August 1977, Treasure was sold to Leeds for a "substantial fee". A year later, he was transferred to Keighley.

International honours

Treasure was eligible to play for Wales through ancestry, and won caps for Wales while at Oldham in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup; he played stand-off, and scored a try in the 12-7 victory over England at Lang Park, Brisbane on Tuesday 10 June 1975, played scrum-half in the 8-18 defeat by Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Saturday 14 June 1975, played stand-off in the 8-13 defeat by New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Saturday 28 June 1975, and played stand-off in the 16-22 defeat by England at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 September 1975, and in the 1977 European Championship; he played at centre in the 2-13 defeat by France at Stade des Minimes, Toulouse on Sunday 20 February 1977.

External links

• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk Archived 1 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine
• Photograph "Treasure bursts down the middle - Dave Treasure bursts down the middle to beat all Keighley opposition and touch down between the posts for the first of two tries at Odsal. - 20/08/1972" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Young starlet - Young starlet, David Treasure, races away with Bernard Watson in support during the game against Swinton at Odsal won by 16 points to 10. - 13/02/1971" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "David Treasure, Star Sub. - The sub, who was star of the match, David Treasure who came on for the injured Rudi Francis. Here he is scoring his second try. - 25/02/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "The team ready to leave - The players give the thumbs up as they prepare to board the coach for Wembley. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Roy Castle meets the players - The players meet Roy Castle prior to the Final. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "The teams take to the field - Harry Womersley proudly leads the Northern team on to the field. - 12/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Offload - Phil Jackson gets the ball out of the tackle to the supporting Treasure - 07/09/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Hogan looks to pass - Brian Hogan looks for support as Treasure backs up. - 14/10/1973" at rlhp.co.uk