Bobby Greenough
English rugby league footballer
Robert J. Greenough (1939 – 20 January 2024) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, as a wing, or stand-off.
Background
Robert J. Greenough was born in 1939. His birth was registered in St. Helens district, Lancashire, England. Greenough retired to Eday, one of the islands of Orkney, Scotland. He died on 20 January 2024, at the age of 84.
Playing career
International honours
Greenough, won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.
Greenough played right wing in the first of the three matches for Great Britain's 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning team against New Zealand, being replaced by Jim Challinor in the second game against France, and by Billy Boston in the last game against Australia.
Championship final appearances
Greenough played in Warrington's 10–25 defeat by Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961.
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