1. Benjamin Gronow was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s.
11 Facts About Ben Gronow
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At club level Gronow played under the union code for Bridgend RFC, county rugby for Glamorgan, and international rugby for Wales.
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When he switched to professional league rugby he represented Huddersfield, Grenfell, Batley and Featherstone Rovers, while at representative level, Ben Gronow played for Great Britain and Wales.
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Ben Gronow's playing position varied under the league code being used as a goal-kicking forward.
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Ben Gronow won eight caps for Wales under the league code, between 1910 and 1923 while playing for Huddersfield.
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Ben Gronow was capped for the Great Britain rugby league team while at Huddersfield, in 1911 against Australia, and after being selected for the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia, against Australia, and New Zealand.
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Ben Gronow played at least one game for the Other Nationalities team, on 5 February 1921 against England.
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Ben Gronow became one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.
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Ben Gronow was selected for Great Britain while at Huddersfield for the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, he did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour.
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In 1925 Ben Gronow became the first British player to move down under when he went from Huddersfield to Grenfell, New South Wales as their coach but returned two years later.
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Ben Gronow made his debut for Featherstone Rovers on Wednesday 13 March 1929.