John Freeman

John "Johnny" Freeman is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at club level has played rugby union (RU) for Cardiff International Athletic Club, playing at Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Halifax, playing at Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4. Johnny Freeman represented Wales (RL) while at Halifax in 1963 against France at Stade des Minimes, Toulouse on 17 February 1963. After scoring 38 tries in the first 20 games of the 1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season Johnny Freeman also looked set to take a place on the 1958 British Lions tour to Australasia. However, a knee injury...