REGINALD HATHWAY

Reg Hathway
Personal information
Full name	Reginald Hathway
Born	first ¼ 1907; Newport district, Wales
Died	unknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Forward
Club
Rugby league
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Representative
	Source:

Reginald "Reg" Hathway (first ¼ 1907^[2] – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham ( Heritage № 268) and Wigan ( Heritage № 373), as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.^[1]^[3]

Background

Reg Hathway's birth was registered Newport district, Wales.

Reg Hathway won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1932 2-caps.^[1]

Reg Hathway played left- second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 15–3 victory over Salford in the Championship Final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.^[4]

Reg Hathway was the younger brother of the rugby union forward of the 1920s for Wales, Newport RFC, Cross Keys RFC and London Welsh RFC; George Hathway [1].

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
^ "1933–1934 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.