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Don Vines

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
06-02-1932
N/A
Date unknown.
Wakefield Trinity
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
07-09-1960 v Wigan
Wigan
1961- Wakefield Trinity
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1960-1960
38 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
1
0
0
3

Biography of Don Vines



HERITAGE NO : 777
Don began his rugby career in South Wales where he played in the centres for Newbridge RU. he signed for Oldham in 1956 and later joined Wakefield where he gained a Challenge Cup winners medal in 1960.

Following this Final, Don Vines was a vital signing for the club playing 38 matches in the 1960-61 season mostly in the second row position. A hard uncompromising forward he brought more steel to the Saints defence in that trophy winning season. He was signed from Wakefield Trinity and made his debut against Wigan on the 7th. September, 1960.

In 38 matches for the Saints Don scored a solitary try and was renowned as a fierce tackler and a hard man with the ball in his hands.

Don was already an international forward when he signed for the Saints having played for Great Britain against France in 1959 and having scored a try in that game.

His final match for the Club was also against Wigan in the world famous Challenge Cup Final on the 13th. of May, 1961 when Don helped tame the rampant Wigan six and lay the platform for the Saints victory by 12 points to 6. At the end of the campaign he transferred back to the emerging great Wakefield Trinity side of the early 1960s.

Don was also a great heel wrestler in the 1960s and sadly died in Wakefield in September 1989 aged 57.Dave Dooley

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1960~611 0 0 38
TOTALS:1 0 0 38
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
7th Sep 1960 1
W
 11 Wigan LC2 H 7 4 VIEW
10th Sep 1960 2
W
 11 Leigh L A 28 13 VIEW
17th Sep 1960 3
W
 11 Oldham L H 26 12 VIEW
21st Sep 1960 4
W
 11 Swinton L A 15 7 VIEW
26th Sep 1960 5
W
 11 Halifax L H 32 4 VIEW
12th Oct 1960 6
W
 11 Australia Tour H 15 12 VIEW
15th Oct 1960 7
W
 11 Blackpool Borough L A 34 13 VIEW
17th Oct 1960 8
W
 11 Leigh LCSF A 15 2 VIEW
22nd Oct 1960 9
W
 10 Wigan L H 11 6 VIEW
29th Oct 1960 10
W
 11 Swinton LCF N 15 9 VIEW
5th Nov 1960 11
W
 11 Whitehaven L H 18 8 VIEW
12th Nov 1960 12
W
 11 Rochdale Hornets L A 38 5 VIEW
19th Nov 1960 13
W
 11 Barrow L A 29 15 VIEW
26th Nov 1960 14
W
 11 Workington Town L H 47 2 VIEW
3rd Dec 1960 15
L
 11 Hunslet L A 5 10 VIEW
24th Dec 1960 16
W
 11 Salford L A 17 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1960 17
W
 11 Rochdale Hornets L H 51 4 VIEW
2nd Jan 1961 18
W
 11 Leigh L H 10 4 VIEW
7th Jan 1961 19
W
 11 Warrington L A 8 5 VIEW
16th Jan 1961 20
W
 11 Hull L H 22 15 VIEW
21st Jan 1961 21
W
 11 Whitehaven L A 15 11 VIEW
11th Feb 1961 22
D
 11 Widnes CC1 H 5 5 VIEW
16th Feb 1961 23
W
 11 Widnes CC1(rep) A 29 10 VIEW
18th Feb 1961 24
W
 11 Widnes L H 44 7 VIEW
25th Feb 1961 25
W
 11 Castleford CC2 A 18 10 VIEW
4th Mar 1961 26
W
 11 Liverpool City L A 52 2 VIEW
11th Mar 1961 27
W
 10 Swinton CC3 H 17 9 VIEW
25th Mar 1961 28
W
 11 Salford L H 45 2 1 VIEW
31st Mar 1961 29
L
 11 Wigan L A 2 12 VIEW
1st Apr 1961 30
L
 11 Workington Town L A 11 12 VIEW
3rd Apr 1961 31
L
 11 Swinton L H 3 10 VIEW
15th Apr 1961 32
W
 11 Hull CCSF N 26 9 VIEW
19th Apr 1961 33
W
 11 Widnes L A 17 5 VIEW
22nd Apr 1961 34
L
 11 Featherstone Rovers L A 11 28 VIEW
25th Apr 1961 35
W
 11 Blackpool Borough L H 28 4 VIEW
29th Apr 1961 36
W
 11 Featherstone Rovers L H 38 0 VIEW
6th May 1961 37
L
 11 Leeds ChSF A 4 11 VIEW
13th May 1961 38
W
 11 Wigan CCF N 12 6 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 31 | LOSSES : 6 | DRAWS : 1

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