David Jenkins (rugby league)
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| Full name | David Jenkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Treherbert, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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Rugby league
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| Position | Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David "Dai" Jenkins (23 Feb 1914 - 1979) was born in Treherbert, South Wales and initially played Rugby Union. He changed codes when he was 21 and played Rugby League between 1935-1957, mainly for Leeds Rugby League Club as a scrum-half/Halfback, ie number 7.
He was a member of the Great Britain side that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1946. This was known as the Indomitables tour.
As a 10 year old in 1924 Dai Jenkins played hooker for Penyrenglyn School XV, Treherbert and in 1927/28 Dai was vice-captain and scrum half when his team won the Welsh schools Rugby Union Championship.
In 1928 Dai played for Wales v England in the Schoolboy R.U. Internationals at Cardiff and Coventry and played Association Football as a centre forward with a local junior team for 2 years after leaving school.
In 1935 Dai Jenkins signed for Acton and Willesden and played his first Rugby League game against Featherstone at Post Office Road.
In May 1936 Dai left Action & Willesden and joined Streatham & Mitcham Rugby League Club playing for them until Dec 1936. He then transferred (with Con Murphy) to Leeds Rugby League Club. Dai and Con were transferred for a joint transfer fee of £600. His first match for Leeds was against Bradford Northern at Headingley on 2 January 1937.
In 1937, Dai played for Leeds against Wigan in the League Championship semi-final of 1937 and again for Leeds in the 1938 Rugby League Championship final against Hunslet, at Elland Road.
Dai Jenkins played in four Rugby League Challenge Cup Finals: He played Scrum-half/Halfback in Leeds' 19-2 victory over Halifax in the Challenge Cup Final during the 1940–41 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Also in the 15-10 victory over Halifax in the Challenge Cup Final during the 1941–42 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford; in the Leeds v Dewsbury final in 1943 and in the 1947 Leeds v Bradford Northern final at Wembley losing 8 – 4.
Dai played for Leeds in the 1947 Yorkshire Cup Final against Wakefield Trinity at Fartown, The match ended in a 7-7 draw. The match was re-played at Odsal where Wakefield Trinity beat Leeds 8-7.
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