Harry Toft
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| Full name | Harry Toft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1881 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | fourth ¼ 1951 (aged 77) Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre/Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Toft (second ¼ 1881[2] – fourth ¼ 1951[3]) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Swansea RFC, as a centre, or fly-half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hunslet.
Background
[edit]Harry Toft's birth was registered in Swansea district, Glamorgan, and his death aged 77 was registered in Leeds district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
[edit]Notable county matches
[edit]Harry Toft played alongside fellow Swansea RFC players; George Hayward, Phil Hopkins, Fred Lewis,[1] Ivor Morgan and Dicky Owen (captain) in Glamorgan County RFC's 3–16 defeat by Australia at Cardiff Arms Park on Wednesday 7 October 1908.[4]
Notable tour matches
[edit]Harry Toft played in Swansea RFC's 6–0 victory over Australia at St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea on Saturday 26 December 1908 in front of a crowd of 40,000.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Toffy Toft". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Story Of Swansea RFC In The 1908-09 Season". swansearfc.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.