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Alexander "Alex" Erskine Fiddes was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Hawick RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for British Empire XIII, and at club level for Huddersfield (captain), as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
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- Alex fiddes trouble
- International honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- References
International honours
Alex Fiddes represented British Empire XIII (RL) while at Huddersfield in the 15-0 victory over France at Stade Buffalo, Paris on Monday 1 November 1937.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Alex Fiddes played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Huddersfield's 8-11 defeat by Castleford in the 1935 Challenge Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000. During Alex Fiddes' time at Huddersfield, they had a 21–17 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1933 Challenge Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933, and a 13–9 aggregate victory over Bradford Northern in the 1945 Challenge Cup Final during the 1944–45 season; the 7-4 victory in the first-leg at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, and the 6-5 victory in the second-leg at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.
County Cup Final appearances
Alex Fiddes played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-conversions in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.