Hubert Charles Day (8 May 1908[5] – 27 June 1977) was a rugby hooker who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Salford.[2] He was awarded five caps for Wales under union rules and was part of the Welsh side that won the 1931 Five Nations Championship.[3][4] At Salford Day forged a reputation as the greatest hooker to play for the club, his record 488 appearances for the club went unbroken for over 35 years.
Bert Day
Personal information
Born
Hubert Charles Day[1] (1908-05-08)8 May 1908 Griffithstown, Wales
Died
27 June 1977(1977-06-27) (aged 69) Salford, England
Day was first selected for Wales in the 1930 Five Nations Championship in a match against Scotland at Murrayfield. Day was one of two new caps in the Welsh squad alongside Swansea's Dai Thomas. Wales lost the match 9-12, but Day was reselected for the next game of the tournament in a win over Ireland, under the captaincy of Jack Bassett. The final game of the Championship was an away game to France. The match was notoriously bad tempered with the referee forced to make multiple stoppages to reproach both packs as fist fights broke out throughout the game. Day himself was kicked in the mouth and was forced to leave the pitch to have several stitches in his lip.
Day played twice in the 1931 Five Nations Championship which Wales won after drawing against England and beating the remaining three teams. Day's final match was the second game in a victory over Scotland at the Cardiff Arms Park. Day later switched codes, 'Going North' to join Salford RLFC.
Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN0-7083-0766-3.
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For other people named Bert Day see Bert Day disambiguation Hubert Charles Day 8 May 1908 5 27 June 1977 was a rugby hooker who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Salford 2 He was awarded five caps for Wales under union rules and was part of the Welsh side that won the 1931 Five Nations Championship 3 4 At Salford Day forged a reputation as the greatest hooker to play for the club his record 488 appearances for the club went unbroken for over 35 years Bert DayPersonal informationBornHubert Charles Day 1 1908 05 08 8 May 1908Griffithstown WalesDied27 June 1977 1977 06 27 aged 69 Salford EnglandPlaying informationRugby unionPositionHookerClub Years Team Pld T G FG P Blaenavon RFC Pontypool RFC 1927 Newport RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930 31 Wales 3 4 5 0Rugby leaguePositionForwardClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931 48 Salford 488 6 0 0 18 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935 45 Wales 2 3 0 0 0 0 Contents 1 Background 2 Rugby career 2 1 International matches played 2 2 International honours 2 3 Challenge Cup Final appearances 2 4 County Cup Final appearances 2 5 Les Diables Rouges 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBackground editBert Day was born in Griffithstown Monmouthshire and he died aged 69 in Salford Greater Manchester England Rugby career editDay was first selected for Wales in the 1930 Five Nations Championship in a match against Scotland at Murrayfield Day was one of two new caps in the Welsh squad alongside Swansea s Dai Thomas Wales lost the match 9 12 but Day was reselected for the next game of the tournament in a win over Ireland under the captaincy of Jack Bassett The final game of the Championship was an away game to France The match was notoriously bad tempered with the referee forced to make multiple stoppages to reproach both packs as fist fights broke out throughout the game Day himself was kicked in the mouth and was forced to leave the pitch to have several stitches in his lip Day played twice in the 1931 Five Nations Championship which Wales won after drawing against England and beating the remaining three teams Day s final match was the second game in a victory over Scotland at the Cardiff Arms Park Day later switched codes Going North to join Salford RLFC International matches played edit Wales 6 nbsp England 1931 nbsp France 1930 nbsp Ireland 1930 nbsp Scotland 1930 1931 International honours edit Bert Day won caps for Wales while at Salford 1935 1945 3 caps 2 Challenge Cup Final appearances edit Bert Day played hooker in Salford s 7 4 victory over Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937 38 season at Wembley Stadium London in front of a crowd of 51 243 County Cup Final appearances edit About Bert Day s time there was Salford s 10 8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1931 32 season at The Cliff Broughton Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931 the 21 12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1934 35 season at Station Road Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934 the 15 7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1935 36 season at Wilderspool Stadium Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935 the 5 2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1936 37 season at Wilderspool Stadium Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936 and played hooker in the 7 10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1938 39 season at Station Road Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938 7 Les Diables Rouges edit Day was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934 during which the Salford team earned the name Les Diables Rouges the seventeen players were Joe Bradbury Bob Brown Aubrey Casewell Paddy Dalton Bert Day Cliff Evans Jack Feetham George Harris Barney Hudson Emlyn Jenkins Alf Middleton Sammy Miller Harold Osbaldestin Les Pearson Gus Risman Billy Watkins and Billy Williams 8 Bibliography editBillot John 1974 Springboks in Wales Ferndale Ron Jones Publications Smith David Williams Gareth 1980 Fields of Praise The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 0766 3 References edit Newport RFC personal profiles Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b c Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org RL rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Statistics at en espn co uk RU espn co uk 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Statistics at wru co uk RU wru co uk 31 December 2017 Archived from the original on 28 March 2018 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Birth details at freebmd org uk freebmd org uk 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Smith 1980 pg 465 22nd October 1938 Salford 7 Wigan 10 Lancashire Cup Final wigan rlfans com 31 December 2014 Archived from the original on 7 September 2015 Retrieved 1 January 2015 The story of The Original Red Devils reds co uk 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 11 January 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2012 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bert Day amp oldid 1178959484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
