In part one of our blog about 'Feathestone's League of Nations' we asked who was the first Fev player to achieve international honours. It was Jack Hirst in 1923 playing for England against Wales at Huddersfield on October 1st.
The listings below include all the the Fev players who have played for international teams, although not necessarily while they were at Fev.
Those shown in a white font on navy background achieved their international appearances while they were a registered Featherstone player.
There are two players in the list who have not yet played for Fev but have been announced as members of our 2021 squad.
HOME NATIONS
n.b. Ian Smales was a member of the Great Britain 1990 touring party. He played in several tour matches but not Test Matches.
OTHER NATIONS
We have included Hitro Okesene under Samoa but it is actually a bit more complicated than that. In 1988 he played for Western Samoa which changed its name to Samoa in 1997. In 1992 he played for American Samoa (five islands that are an unincorporated territory of the United States). He was actually born in New Zealand.
Hi there its the first time ive been on Fevnut,s blog,What a brilliant job youve done always watnted such a list.Thanks and keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteYours Brian (TOSH) Townend
Supporter since about 1946 when I came out of The Hippodrome and got in at half time for nowt
Hi Brian,
DeleteWow, your comment brings back memories. Lots of us went to the Hip and then to Fev ground in the old days as kids. Used to be three to a seat. Memory isn't what it was. Was it Bob Greenwood who used to roam up and down the aisles keeping an eye on us? Colin Smith.
Hi Brian, thanks very much indeed for your comment. It's much appreciated! Are you by any chance related to Jeff Townend, Fev prop in the late 1970s? If so, could you get in touch. My email fevblog452@gmail.com
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