Welsh rugby union footballer, GB rugby league footballer and coach
For the Australian rules footballer, see Merv Hicks (Australian footballer).
Merv Hicks
Personal information
Full name
Mervyn John Hicks
Born
(1943-12-15) 15 December 1943 (age 80) Crosskeys, Monmouthshire, Wales
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
Cross Keys RFC
Rugby league
Position
Centre, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1961
Doncaster
3
0
4
0
8
1961–64
Warrington
28
5
39
0
93
1964–66
St Helens
67
13
2
0
43
1966–70
Canterbury-Bankstown
84
16
0
1
50
1971–72
North Sydney Bears
19
1
0
0
3
1972–74
Hull FC
18
4
0
0
12
1974
Leeds
11
4
0
0
12
1975
Bradford Northern
2
1
0
0
3
Total
232
44
45
1
224
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1965
Great Britain Under-24
1
0
4
0
8
1965
Great Britain
1
0
0
0
0
1965
Commonwealth XIII
1
0
0
0
0
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1971–72
North Sydney
44
12
2
30
27
As of 4 July 2022
[1][2][3][4]
Mervyn "Merv" John Hicks (born 1943) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played rugby union club football in Wales for the Cross Keys RFC, rugby league club football in Britain for Doncaster, Warrington, St Helens, Hull FC, Leeds and Bradford Northern, and in Australia for the Canterbury Bulldogs and the North Sydney Bears. Hicks was also selected to play representative football for Great Britain.[5][6]
^Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999 by Raymond Fletcher, published by Headline, ISBN 0747275726, page 322
^John Player Rugby League Yearbook 1976-77 by Jack Winstanley & Malcolym Ryding, published by Queen Anne Press, London, ISBN 0362 002835, page 30
^History of Rugby League, edited by Irvin Saxton, Vol No70, 1964-65, page 15
^"RL Records - Downloads - Rugby League Records". 26 March 2021.
^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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