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Jack Gore
Personal information
Full name	John Henry Gore[1]
Date of birth	June 16, 1899(1899-06-16)
Place of birth	Blaina, Wales
Date of death	18 March 1971 (aged 71)
Place of death	Bedwellty, Wales
Notable relative(s)	Billy Gore son
Occupation(s)	collier
Rugby league career
Position	Loose forward
Professional clubs		Caps	(points)
1925-?	Salford
National teams
1927-1928 1927	Wales Great Britain	2 1	(2) (0)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
Clubs
?-1925	Blaina RFC
National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1924–1925	Wales[2]	4	(0)

Jack Gore (16 June 1899–18 March 1971) was a Welsh international rugby flanker who played rugby union for Blaina and rugby league for Salford. His son, Billy Gore, played international rugby for Wales national rugby union team the same as his father.

Contents 1 Rugby career 2 International rugby union matches played 3 International rugby league matches played 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Rugby career

Gore played all his rugby union for the unfashionable lower level club Blaina, though during this period the Welsh selectors would often choose tough manual workers to represent the forward positions. Gore first represented Wales in the 1924 Five Nations Championship in a match at the Cardiff Arms Park. Under the captaincy of Jack Wetter, Gore found himself on the losing side which stopped a run of 9 successive home wins for Wales. His second game was against France and although a win for Wales, it was a poor Welsh performance caused by players being thrown out of position by the selectors decision to suspend Ossie Male on the trip to Paris. Gore was selected later in the year to face the touring New Zealand team. Wales were totally outclassed by the All Blacks, though the forwards put on a spirited display.^[3]

The next year Gore played his final game for Wales, when he faced England during the 1925 Championship. Wales lost the game 12-6, and Gore played no further international union games. He switched codes to the professional league game when he joined Salford later in 1925.^[4]

While at Salford he played for Great Britain and Wales positioned at Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.

[edit] International rugby union matches played

Wales^[5]

•  England 1925
•  France 1924
• Ireland 1924
•  New Zealand 1924

[edit] International rugby league matches played

Wales

•  England 1927, 1928

Great Britain^[6]

•  New Zealand 1927

[edit] Bibliography

• Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications. 
• Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 000218060X. 
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708307663. 

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org