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| Born | 1936 (1936) Halifax, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Scroby (1936 – 25 April 2020)[1] was an Englishrugby union and professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, andcoached rugby league in the 1970s. He played rugby union (RU) forArmy Rugby Union and theDuke of Wellington's Regiment,[2] and representative level rugby league (RL) forYorkshire, and at club level forBradford Northern andHalifax, as aprop, second-row orloose forward, and coached at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level forHuddersfield and Halifax.
Jack Scroby was born inHalifax,West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[3] After playing rugby union at junior level, he played amateur rugby league forOvenden andSiddal before turning professional in 1955 with Bradford Northern.[4][1]
Scroby played for Bradford from 1955–1959 making 104 appearances before joining Halifax for a then club record fee of £7,500. At the time Scroby was serving in the army and played for the British Army rugby union team against theRoyal Navy and theRoyal Air Force.[1] During his 315 appearances for Halifax between 28 August 1959 and 28 February 1970, he scored 22 tries. He played in oneChampionship final - in 1965 when Halifax beatSt. Helens 15–7 atStation Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965.[5]
Scroby wascapped seven times forYorkshire.
Scroby played his last match in February 1970, before leaving to coachHuddersfield and later returned toHalifax.[1] Later he wasChris Anderson's assistant during the glory days of the late 1980s, and then had 10 years as the club’s timekeeper.
He also coached the Yorkshire side during the mid-1970s.
Jack Scroby is a Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame inductee.[3]