Chris Arkwright

Christopher Arkwright (born (1959-02-08)8 February 1959), known by the nicknames of "Chris", "Bernard" and "Tosh", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens as a centre, stand-off or loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 13.

Chris Arkwright
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Arkwright
Born (1939-02-08) 8 February 1939
St. Helens, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 9 lb (87 kg)
PositionCentre, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–90 St. Helens 249+24 90 0 0 322
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–87 Lancashire 4 1 0 0 3
1984 England 0+1 0 0 0 0
1985 Great Britain 0+2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Playing career

International honours

Chris Arkwright won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1984 against Wales (sub),[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1985 against New Zealand (sub) (2 matches).[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Chris Arkwright played loose forward, and was captain in St. Helens' 18-19 defeat by Halifax in the 1986–87 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.

County Cup Final appearances

Chris Arkwright played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in St. Helens 0-16 defeat by Warrington in the 1982–83 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played stand-off in the 28-16 victory over Wigan in the 1984–85 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Genealogical Information

Arkwright is the son of the St Helens and Warrington prop of the 1960s, John Arkwright, Jr., and the grandson of the rugby league footballer, John "Jack" Arkwright.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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