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{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|11|2}}
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|birth_place = [[Pontypool]] district, Wales
|birth_place = [[Pontypool]] district, Wales
|death_date = {{death date and age|1990|10||1922|11|2}}
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|retired = yes
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|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/len-constance/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
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'''Leonard "Len" Constance''' (born {{birth date|df=yes|1922|11|2}}<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ywY2NY7URQ08pUbJ%2F9ukuw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> – {{death date and age|df=yes|1990|10||1922|11|2}}) was a Welsh [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed rugby league in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [[Hampshire Rugby Football Union|Hampshire]], and at club level for [[Newport RFC]], [[Bristol Bears|Bristol]], [[Portsmouth Rugby Football Club|Portsmouth]], [[Royal Navy]] and [[Combined Services]], as a [[Rugby union positions#Fly-half|fly-half]], i.e. number 10, and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] ([[List of St Helens R.F.C. players|Heritage № 653]]), [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]), [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] ([[List of Wigan Warriors players|Heritage № 532]]),<ref name="Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1822|title=Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> and [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage № 603]]), as a {{rlp|ce}}, or {{rlp|so}}, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6, and coached club level rugby league (RL) at [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]].<ref>{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}</ref>
'''Leonard "Len" Constance''' (2 November 1922<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ywY2NY7URQ08pUbJ%2F9ukuw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> – October 1990) was a Welsh [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed rugby league in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [[Hampshire Rugby Football Union|Hampshire]], and at club level for [[Newport RFC]], [[Bristol Bears|Bristol]], [[Portsmouth Rugby Football Club|Portsmouth]], [[Royal Navy]] and [[Combined Services]], as a [[Rugby union positions#Fly-half|fly-half]] and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]], [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]), [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]],<ref name="Heritage Numbers – In Debut Order">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1822|title=Heritage Numbers – In Debut Order|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> and [[Wakefield Trinity]], as a {{rlp|ce}}, or {{rlp|so}}, and coached club level rugby league (RL) at [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]].<ref>{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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===County League appearances===
===County League appearances===
Len Constance played in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s victory in the [[RFL Lancashire League|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county leagues|County League]] during the [[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season|1951–52 season]].<ref name="Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=281|title=Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
Len Constance played in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s victory in the [[RFL Lancashire League|Lancashire League]] during the [[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season|1951–52 season]].<ref name="Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=281|title=Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>


===Notable tour matches===
===Notable tour matches===
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===Club career===
===Club career===
On Thursday 20 January 1949, Leonard Constance was sold by St. Helens to Dewsbury for £2000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £162,900 in 2013)<ref name="Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> along with [[Harry Street (rugby league)|Harry Street]] who was sold for £1000, the £3000 raised, contributed to the £4000 St. Helens paid [[Broughton Rangers|Belle Vue Rangers]] for [[Stan McCormick]], Constance made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1952.
On Thursday 20 January 1949, Leonard Constance was sold by St. Helens to Dewsbury for £2000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £162,900 in 2013)<ref name="Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds">{{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare|title=Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds|publisher=Measuring Worth|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> along with [[Harry Street (rugby league)|Harry Street]] who was sold for £1000, the £3000 raised, contributed to the £4000 St. Helens paid [[Broughton Rangers|Belle Vue Rangers]] for [[Stan McCormick]], Constance made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1952.


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==


===Club career===
===Club career===
Len Constance was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] from Tuesday 10 July 1951, until 21-days later when he placed himself on the [[Transfer market#Transfer list|transfer list]] on Tuesday 31 July 1951, shortly after this he joined [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] (as did fellow Dewsbury player; [[Harry Street (rugby league)|Harry Street]]) on-or-before Saturday 18 August 1951.
Len Constance was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] from Tuesday 10 July 1951, until 21-days later when he placed himself on the [[Transfer market#Transfer list|transfer list]] on Tuesday 31 July 1951, shortly after this he joined [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] (as did fellow Dewsbury player; [[Harry Street (rugby league)|Harry Street]]) on-or-before Saturday 18 August 1951.


==Outside of rugby==
==Outside of rugby==
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*[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22len%20constance%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Len Constance" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
*[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22len%20constance%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Len Constance" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]


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Latest revision as of 01:15, 17 June 2024

Len Constance
Personal information
Full nameLeonard Constance
Born(1922-11-02)2 November 1922
Pontypool district, Wales
DiedOctober 1990(1990-10-00) (aged 67)
Wales
Playing information
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight10 st 2 lb (64 kg)
Rugby union
PositionFly-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–47 Newport RFC 3 1
Bristol
Portsmouth
Royal Navy
Combined Services XV
Total 3 1 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Hampshire
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–49 St. Helens 66 7 4 0 29
1949–51 Dewsbury
1951–52 Wigan 31 12 9 0 54
1952–52/53 Wakefield Trinity 12 1 0 0 3
Total 109 20 13 0 86
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–51 Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1951 Dewsbury
Source: [1]

Leonard "Len" Constance (2 November 1922[2] – October 1990) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Hampshire, and at club level for Newport RFC, Bristol, Portsmouth, Royal Navy and Combined Services, as a fly-half and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, Dewsbury (captain), Wigan,[3] and Wakefield Trinity, as a centre, or stand-off, and coached club level rugby league (RL) at Dewsbury.[4]

Background

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Len Constance's birth was registered in Pontypool district, Wales, he was a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and he died aged c. 67–68 in Wales.

Playing career

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International honours

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Len Constance won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1948–1951 while at St. Helens, and Dewsbury.[1]

County League appearances

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Len Constance played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire League during the 1951–52 season.[5]

Notable tour matches

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Len Constance played stand-off, and scored a goal in Wigan's 8–15 defeat by New Zealand at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 3 November 1951.[6]

Club career

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On Thursday 20 January 1949, Leonard Constance was sold by St. Helens to Dewsbury for £2000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £162,900 in 2013)[7] along with Harry Street who was sold for £1000, the £3000 raised, contributed to the £4000 St. Helens paid Belle Vue Rangers for Stan McCormick, Constance made his début for Wakefield Trinity during September 1952.

Coaching career

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Club career

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Len Constance was the coach of Dewsbury from Tuesday 10 July 1951, until 21-days later when he placed himself on the transfer list on Tuesday 31 July 1951, shortly after this he joined Wigan (as did fellow Dewsbury player; Harry Street) on-or-before Saturday 18 August 1951.

Outside of rugby

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Leonard Constance taught at Rivington Road School in St. Helens, where another Welsh St. Helens player, Don Gullick also taught

Genealogical information

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Leonard Constance's marriage to Elsie B. (née Nixon) (birth registered second ¼ 1927 in Prescot district) was registered during fourth ¼ 1948 in St. Helens district,[8] they had children; Susan H. Constance (birth registered third ¼ 1951 (age 72–73) in St. Helens district), Gillian K. R. Constance (birth registered first ¼ 1953 (age 70–71) in St.Helens district), and Michael S. Constance (birth registered second ¼ 1956 (age 67–68) in Pontypool district).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Heritage Numbers – In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "1951 Tour Match: Wigan 8 New Zealand 15". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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