Idwal Fisher
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| Full name | Idwal Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1935 Swansea district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2012 (aged 76)[1] Lochmaben, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Back row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Tony Fisher (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idwal Fisher (3 February 1935 – 5 January 2012) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, in the back row, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for both Warrington, and Bradford Northern, as a second-row.[2][4][5]
Background
[edit]Idwal Fisher's birth was registered in Swansea district, and he died aged 76 in Lochmaben, Scotland, having retired to live near his daughter in Lockerbie.[6]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Idwal Fisher made his début for Warrington on Saturday 24 March 1962, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 14 December 1963.
After one season at Bradford Northern, he was transferred to Bramley in 1965.[7]
International honours
[edit]Idwal Fisher won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Warrington in 1963.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Idwal Fisher was the older brother of the rugby union, and rugby league footballer; Tony Fisher.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Idwal Fisher Passes On". swansearfc.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Player Summary: Idwal Fisher". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- 1 2 Heppenstall, Ross (18 January 2012). "Former Bradford Northern player Idwal Fisher dies, aged 76". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Former Warrington player dies". thisischeshire.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Northern Exchange Players". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 7 July 1965. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Team – Past Players – E→F at swansearfc.co.uk
- Profile at swansearfc.co.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
- 1935 births
- 2012 deaths
- 20th-century Welsh sportsmen
- Bradford Bulls players
- Rugby league players from Swansea
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Warrington Wolves players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Bramley R.L.F.C. players