Idris Towill - Stand off
Wales RLHeritage No | 124 |
Date Of Birth | 12/11/1909 |
Place Of Birth | Bridgend |
Clubs | Keighley Cougars, Oldham RLFC, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, Bridgend Ravens |
Regions | Glamorgan |
Honours | Wales RL |
Idris Arthur Towill was a schoolboy international for Wales at rugby union. As an adult, he captained Bridgend and made four appearances for Glamorgan County before turning professional when he signed for Huddersfield in January 1931. He played 94 matches for Huddersfield, scoring 20 tries, between 1931 and 1936 including a Challenge Cup final appearance in the 1935 final at Wembley Stadium scoring a try in the loss to Castleford. In November 1936 he signed for Keighley where he played 271 games, scoring 55 tries, until injury ended his career in 1946. A second Challenge Cup final appearance was made for Keighley in the 5–18 defeat by Widnes at Wembley in the 1937 final where he was one of five Welsh internationals in the side. During the war, he made guest appearances for Oldham and Castleford. The end of his career was marked by a joint benefit match with fellow Keighley stalwart, Norman Foster, on 14 May 1946. Towill's select XIII beat Foster's select XIII 41–40. He died on 21 September 1988, aged 78.
SEASON | P | W | D | L | TRY | GOALS | DG | PTS | |
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1931-1932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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