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Kenneth "Ken" Jubb (birth registered April→June 1912 — 1993) birth registered in Wakefield, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Leeds, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. His birth was registered in Wakefield district. Jubb was a Sergeant Major in the British Army during the Second World War.
Contents
- International honours
- County honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County League appearances
- Other notable games
- Jubb and the 1938 Championship Final
- Tributes to Jubb
- Outside of rugby league
- References
International honours
Jubb won caps for England while at Leeds in 1933 against Australia, in 1938 against Wales, in 1941 against Wales, in 1943 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1937 against Australia (2 matches).
County honours
Jubb won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 30-3 victory over Lancashire at Belle Vue, Wakefield on 29 October 1932.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Jubb played in Leeds' 18-2 victory over Warrington in the 1935–36 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 18 April 1936.
County League appearances
Jubb played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1932–33 season.
Other notable games
Jubb played right-second-row for Northern Command XIII against a Rugby League XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.
Jubb and the 1938 Championship Final
Jubb missed one of the biggest sporting events ever to take place in Leeds; Leeds 2-8 defeat by Hunslet in the Championship Final 1937-38 season at Elland Road on Saturday 30 April 1938, following his suspension for being sent off in a previous game.
Tributes to Jubb
In the book Nothing but the Best. Outstanding Leeds Rugby Players 1928-1988, the former Leeds secretary Ken Dalby paid the following tribute to Jubb:
Highest today, Jubby! Resilient as an India-rubber ball, restless as a panther patrolling its patch, Ken Jubb was a rattling good forward, whose 'party piece' was a massive punt, occasionally way off target, that soared into outer space to the accompaniment of good-natured banter from Headingley Rugby Stadium's South Stand. Moreover, from time to time, as an encore to one of his pile driving touchline cover tackles, he would slip in an acrobatic extra, cartwheels and flips being his speciality. We loved the guy!
Outside of rugby league
Ken Jubb was the landlord of the Town Hall Tavern, 17 Westgate, Leeds until circa-1940 when his fellow Leeds rugby league footballer Dai Jenkins Jr. became the landlord.