John Thorley

G. M. John Thorley is a Welsh former rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at club level has played rugby union (RU) for Neath RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, and Other Nations, and at club level for Halifax, playing at Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. John Thorley won caps for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Halifax circa-1952…60 2-caps, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Halifax 1953…1959 (2?)3-caps, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and France. John Thorley played Loosehead-Prop, i.e. number 8 in...