Dave Bolton
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David "Dave" R. Bolton is an English
former rugby league
footballer of the 1950s and '60s who later became a coach in the NSWRFL premiership. An international representative for Great Britain
, whose usual position was in the halves, Bolton is one of a handful of Britons to win championships both in his home country and in Australia.
Bolton played 300 games for Wigan
from 1954 to 1963, featuring in the club's 1960 Championship Final win. He then played in Australia for the Balmain
club from 1965 until 1970, featuring in the 1969 season's Grand Final-winning team. This made him only the second Englishman to play in a grand final-winning team in Australia.
Bolton coached Parramatta in 1973 and '74. He was also assistant coach to Tim Sheens
at Penrith in the mid-1980s
On 17 March 2005, Dave Bolton was inducted into the Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1950s and '60s who later became a coach in the NSWRFL premiership. An international representative for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
, whose usual position was in the halves, Bolton is one of a handful of Britons to win championships both in his home country and in Australia.
Bolton played 300 games for Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
from 1954 to 1963, featuring in the club's 1960 Championship Final win. He then played in Australia for the Balmain
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
club from 1965 until 1970, featuring in the 1969 season's Grand Final-winning team. This made him only the second Englishman to play in a grand final-winning team in Australia.
Bolton coached Parramatta in 1973 and '74. He was also assistant coach to Tim Sheens
Tim Sheens
Tim Sheens is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He currently coaches the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League and in 2009 was appointed coach of the Australian national team, the Kangaroos...
at Penrith in the mid-1980s
On 17 March 2005, Dave Bolton was inducted into the Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame.