Dave Holland (rugby)

Dave Holland (rugby)
David Holland
Personal information
Full name David Holland
Nickname Dave
Born 1 September 1887(1887-09-01)
Gloucester, England
Died 7 March 1945(1945-03-07) (aged 57)
Gloucester, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Forwards
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1912–1913 Gloucester RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–1912 England 3 1 0 0 3
Rugby league
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913–1921 Oldham 81 19 0 0 57
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–1914 Great Britain 4 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

David "Dave" Holland was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, playing in the Forwards, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

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International honours

Dave Holland won caps for England (RU) while at Gloucester in 1912 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[1]

Club career

In 1913, both Billy Hall, and Dave Holland left Gloucester RFC to join Oldham, following Alf Wood who had made the same journey in 1908. Alf Wood and Dave Holland both played at Oldham until 1921, and Billy Hall played there until 1925. All three men played in Great Britain's "Rorke's Drift" Test match against Australia in 1914.

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