Bill Fallowfield
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| Full name | William Fallowfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1914 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1985 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Fallowfield OBE (20 July 1914 – 12 November 1985) was a British rugby league football coach and administrator of the mid-20th century.
Fallowfield was educated at Barrow Grammar School and attended St Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge. After graduating, he joined the Royal Air Force, where he served as a Flight Lieutenant during the Second World War.
He played rugby union for Northampton, and played twice in wartime international matches for England in 1942.
In 1946, he was appointed as secretary of the International Rugby League Board, a role which he served in until the 1970s.
In 1961, Fallowfield was recognised with an OBE in the 1961 Birthday Honours.
In 1967 Fallowfield devised the limited tackle rule to help improve the flow and speed of rugby league.
References
In-line
- ^ a b c "Obituary of Mr W Fallowfield". The Times. London. 22 November 1985.
- ^ "Bill Fallowfield 1977". Old Barrovians Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Lowe agrees to return". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 6 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4155.
- ^ Middleton, 2008: 27
General
- Middleton, David (2008). Rugby league: A work in progress (PDF). League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia. Canberra: National Museum of Australia Press. ISBN 978-1-876944-64-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011.
(The figures in parentheses refer to the number of games played in the 1968 World Cup.) |
(The figures in parentheses refer to the number of games played in the 1968 World Cup.) |
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