Harry Beaumont (rugby league)
# Harry Beaumont (rugby league)

Harry Beaumont (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Dickie", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 100), as a fullback, i.e. number 15 (when rugby league was still a sport of 15-players per side, it utilised the same numbering system as rugby union positions), or later as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

## Playing career

### Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dickie Beaumont played as a forward, i.e. number 13, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587.

### Notable tour matches

Dickie Beaumont played as a forward, i.e. number 12, in Wakefield Trinity's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908.

