George Lewis (rugby)
# George Lewis (rugby)

George Lewis (9 August 1897 – 1988) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypool RFC, as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for St. Helens, as a fullback, centre, stand-off, scrum-half, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, 6, or 7.

## Playing career

### International honours

George Lewis won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1926–1928 while at St Helens.

### County honours

George Lewis played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try and a goal in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.

### Championship final appearances

George Lewis played fullback, and scored 3-goals in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.

### Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Lewis played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and was captain in St. Helens' 3–10 defeat by Widnes in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1930, in front of a crowd of 36,544.

### County Cup Final appearances

George Lewis played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-goals in St. Helens' 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 3-goals in the 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.

### Club records

George Lewis is second in the St Helens all time goal-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, and fourth on the points-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, Paul Loughlin and Austin Rhodes.

## Genealogical information

George Lewis was the brother of the rugby union footballer for Pontypool RFC, and the rugby league scrum-half for St. Helens; Stanley "Stan" Lewis.

