Colin Greenwood (rugby)

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Colin Greenwood

Scanlens trading card featuring Colin Greenwood
Personal information
Full name	Colin Marius Greenwood
Nickname	Col
Born	25 January 1936 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	3 October 1998 (aged 62) George, Western Cape, South Africa
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Noordelikes (Northerns)
	Western Province
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1961	South Africa	1	2	0	0	6
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1960–64	Wakefield Trinity	75	32	0	0	96
1964–68	North Sydney	78	24	0	0	72
1969	Canterbury	2	0	0	0	0
	Total	155	56	0	0	168
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1961–62	Rugby League XIII	1	0	0	0	0
1963	South Africa	2	2	0	0	6
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1968	North Sydney	22	4	8	0	18
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Colin "Col" Marius Greenwood (25 January 1936 – 3 October 1998 (aged 62)) born in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, was a South African dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, and coach of the 1960s playing representative level rugby union (RU) for South Africa, at provincial level for Western Province, and at club level for Noordelikes (Northerns), as a Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for South Africa, and Rugby League XIII and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #674), North Sydney Bears, and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, as a Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Lock/Loose forward, i.e. number 2 or 5, 6, or 13 and coaching club level rugby league (RL) for North Sydney Bears, he died in George, Western Cape, South Africa.

Playing career

International honours

Col Greenwood won a cap for South Africa (RU) while at Noordelikes (Northerns) against Ireland at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town on Saturday 13 May 1961, and won caps for South Africa (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1963 against Australia (2 matches).

Challenge Cup final appearances

Col Greenwood played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Wakefield Trinity's 25–10 victory over Wigan in the 1963 Challenge Cup final during the 1962–63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963.

County Cup final appearances

Col Greenwood played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wakefield Trinity's 19-9 victory over Leeds in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961.

External links

• Player statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Coach statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• SA Rugby League Springboks who toured Australia in 1963
• Statistics at scrum.com
• RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL 1963
• History of NNK Rugby Club