Ike Owens

Isaac Andrew Owens AFM (7 November 1918 – 15 October 1998) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Blaengarw RFC (in Blaengarw, Bridgend), and Maesteg RFC, and armed forces rugby union for the Royal Air Force, as a number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, Castleford, and Huddersfield, as a loose forward.

This article is about the Welsh rugby league player. For the American footballer, see Ike Owens (American football). For the English footballer, see Isaac Owens.

Ike Owens
Personal information
Full nameIsaac Andrew Owens
Born(1918-11-07)7 November 1918
Pontycymmer, Wales
Died15 October 1998(1998-10-15) (aged 79)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionNumber Eight
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Blaengarw RFC
Maesteg RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943–48 Leeds
1944–45(loan) →Oldham 2 0 0 0 0
1948–49 Castleford 7 2 0 0 6
1949–52 Huddersfield 127 20 0 0 60
Total 136 22 0 0 66
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–49 Wales 12 0 0 0 0
1946 Great Britain 4 1 0 0 3
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