Dave Holland (rugby)

For other people named Dave Holland, see Dave Holland (disambiguation).

David Holland

Personal information
Full name	David Holland
Nickname	Dave
Born	1 September 1887(1887-09-01) Gloucester, England
Died	7 March 1945(1945-03-07) (aged 57) Gloucester, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Forwards
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1912–1913	Gloucester RFC
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1912–1912	England	3	1	0	0	3
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1913–1921	Oldham	81	19	0	0	57
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1914–1914	Great Britain	4	1	0	0	3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

David "Dave" Holland was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, playing in the Forwards, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

International honours

Dave Holland won caps for England (RU) while at Gloucester in 1912 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.^[1]

Club career

In 1913, both Billy Hall, and Dave Holland left Gloucester RFC to join Oldham, following Alf Wood who had made the same journey in 1908. Alf Wood and Dave Holland both played at Oldham until 1921, and Billy Hall played there until 1925. All three men played in Great Britain's "Rorke's Drift" Test match against Australia in 1914.

References

1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dave_Holland/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Statistics at scrum.com
• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
• The Legend of Rorke's Drift by Harold Wagstaff - Captain 1914 Lions = from the "Sports Post" - Yorkshire - May 4,1935

Persondata
Name	Holland, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 September 1887
Place of birth	Gloucester
Date of death	7 March 1945
Place of death	Gloucester