Arthur Daniels - Wing
Wales RLHeritage No | 215 |
Date Of Birth | 04/09/1922 |
Place Of Birth | Pontyberem |
Height | 180 |
Weight | 98 |
Clubs | Bradford Bulls, Halifax Panthers |
Honours | Wales RL, Great Britain |
One of Wales' greatest try scorers, Arthur Daniels is one of the few Welshmen to have scored 200 tries in his rugby league career, 215 of them with Halifax, where he spent 12 years from 1945-57, where he racked up 377 appearances, and even kicked three goals. He was 23 when World War II ended and it was then that had a trial with Halifax and was taken on straight away. In 1950, he toured Australasia with the Great Britain squad, but injury forced him to return home early before the first test. He was Halifax captain for the 1952/53 season. However, injuries would curtail his season. A splintered ankle bone sustained in the Second Test playing for Great Britain against the touring Australians at Swinton kept him out of the third. A broken arm in a home match against Huddersfield on Christmas Day 1952 ended his season. His domestic career also included two Challenge Cup Final appearances at Wembley. The first was in 1954 when Halifax drew with Warrington, the tie was settled in the famous Odsal replay where he had a try disallowed in a defeat for Halifax. His next Wembley appearance came in 1956 against St. Helens where once again, Halifax were the losing side. He spent his final two years in his playing career at Bradford Northern where he scored 35 tries in 61 appearances. After retiring, he lived for a time in the Halifax area where he was a publican. He moved to Pudsey and then Bramley, before moving back to Pontyberem. He later ran a newsagents in Swansea. He spent his later years in Neath. A Halifax Hall of Fame inductee, Arthur died on October 4th 2001 aged 79.
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