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Ian Brooke ( (1943-03-01) 1 March 1943 ) born in Plymouth, is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (twice) (captain) (Heritage № 677), and Bradford Northern, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and coaching at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, and Doncaster.
Contents
- International honours
- Championship Final appearances
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Transfer From Wakefield Trinity To Bradford Northern
- References
International honours
Ian Brooke won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield in 1966 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1967 against Australia (3 matches), in 1968 against France (2 matches), and in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia (1-try), France, and New Zealand (1-try).
Championship Final appearances
Ian Brooke played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored two tries in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship Final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played in the 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Ian Brooke played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 25-10 victory over Wigan in the 1963 Challenge Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.
County Cup Final appearances
Ian Brooke played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in Bradford Northern's 17-8 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965.
Transfer From Wakefield Trinity To Bradford Northern
Ian Brooke was transferred from Wakefield Trinity to Bradford Northern in the summer of 1964 for £2,750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £96,360 in 2013).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Ian Brooke was the coach in Bradford Northern's 14-33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395.