Ron Jaundrill | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
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| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Ron Jaundrill | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 752 Ron played his only game for the first team in the league defeat to Widnes by 25 points to 16 on 16 August 1958. He played blind side prop forward alongside hooker Tom McKinney and Ab Terry in this match. A former Blackbrook junior, his rugby career was temporarily interrupted by National Service, in December 1957, but after initially joining the Royal Corps of Signals, he was released as medically unfit, because of flat feet. He was considered to be a good enough prospect to eventually get a first team slot, but it was not to be. Ron later emigrated to Australia and signed for Dapto RLFC in the Illawarra Rugby League competition. Ron helped the club to their inaugural Premiership success in 1966. It is a famous old club, whose former players include the likes of Peter Dimond, Ted Goodwin, Paul McGregor and Allan Fitzgibbon, amongst other luminaries of the Australian game. The following obituary of Ron was written by Alex Service Farewell Ron Jaundrill A former Blackbrook junior, whose contemporaries included the likes of Jimmy Measures and Brian McGinn passed away on 19th February, aged 86. Ron Jaundrill, a forceful front-rower, played his first game for the seniors at Barrow in the Ward Cup, a pre-season charity match, before making his competitive debut one week later at Naughton Park, against Widnes. Saints lost narrowly 16-25 and Ron played blind side prop forward alongside hooker Tom McKinney and Ab Terry in this match. This gave him the heritage number #752. His professional rugby career was temporarily interrupted by National Service, in December 1957, but after initially joining the Royal Corps of Signals, he was released as medically unfit, because of flat feet. Although he played regularly in the ‘A’ team, further appearances in the first team did not transpire. “He was a big, thick set lad,” remembers Jimmy Measures “and a really forceful front-rower for sure.“ Ron later emigrated to Australia for a spell and signed for Dapto RLFC in the Illawarra Rugby League competition. He helped the club to their inaugural Premiership success in 1966, a match which can still be seen on the web. It is a famous old club, whose former players include the likes of Peter Dimond, Ted Goodwin, Paul McGregor and Allan Fitzgibbon, amongst other luminaries of the Australian game. Ron also forged a lasting friendship with former Saints’ second-row legend Dick Huddart, who played with the St George club in Sydney. When he returned to the UK former glassworker Ron kept in touch with many of his former team-mates from his amateur and professional days in St Helens. He had some great memories of his playing days, with and against some of the game’s greatest players on two continents. Not many can say that. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1958~59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1958~59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 9th Aug 1958 | -- | L |
8 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | A | 10 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Aug 1958 | 1 | L |
10 | Widnes | L | A | 16 | 25 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : | LOSSES : 2 | DRAWS : |
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