John Moore (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Moore | |||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935–41 | Bradford Northern | 188 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1941 | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
John "Jack" Moore was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.
International honours
Jack Moore won a cap for England while at Bradford in 1940 against Wales on Saturday 9 November at The Watersheddings (Oldham) the score was Wales 5 V England 8.[1]
Outside of Rugby League
Jack Moore was one of two Bradford Northern players to lose their lives in the World War II, the other being Charles Freeman, Moore was killed in action on Friday 27 February 1942 when his ship, HMS Electra, was torpedoed in the Battle of the Java Sea. His name is recorded on Panel 65, Column 3 at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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