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A dual-code rugby international is a rugby footballer who has played at the senior international level in both codes of rugby, 13-a-side rugby league and 15-a-side rugby union. Rugby league started as a breakaway version of rugby in Northern England in 1895 and in New Zealand and Australia in 1908, and consequently a number of early top-class ...
Pages in category "Dual-code rugby internationals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 279 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Frank Hadden, Scottish rugby player and coach, had trials with both Queens Park Rangers and Forfar Athletic, as well as being offered a contract by Raith Rovers. [9] Wesley Fofana, a France international rugby union player, grew up in the Paris region of France and trained as a youth with CFF Paris before switching to rugby union as a teenager.
Toggle Rugby union players who have represented two nations – cross-code converts subsection 4.1 Notes 5 Rugby union players who have represented two nations – different nation at junior level
In all, 37 sportsmen have represented New Zealand at both rugby codes. The full list can be found at List of dual-code rugby internationals#New Zealand. Below are some of the more notable dual internationals: Frano Botica – represented New Zealand in both codes, and also represented Croatia in rugby union; Marc Ellis; Craig Innes; George Nēpia
Barrie-Jon Mather (born 15 January 1973) is an English former rugby league and rugby union player. A dual-code international player, he was the first Great Britain rugby league player to be capped by England at rugby union. He was the NSWRL's general manager of football until October 2020, when he was made redundant. [5]
Australian dual code rugby international Arthur Summons, who has been immortalised on the National Rugby League (NRL) winners trophy, has died, his former club said on Sunday. Summons, who played ...
This category features footballers of all codes, including American football, association football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, gaelic football, rugby league, and rugby union. These players switched from one code to another.