Jeff Moores

Jeff Moores
Personal information
Born	c. 1906; Brisbane, Australia
Died	17 July 1989 (aged 83); Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre, Stand-off
Club
Representative
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Jeff Moores (c. 1906 – 17 Jul 1989) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Queensland Firsts, Rugby League XIII and Dominion XIII, and at club level for Western Suburbs (Brisbane) (captain), Leeds and York, as a centre or stand-off.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

Moores was a member of the RFL's England, Wales and Dominion selects team that claimed a 25–18 victory over France in Headingley on 6 May 1935, in celebration of King George V's Silver Jubilee.^[3]

Jeff Moores played at centre in Leeds' 11–8 victory over Swinton in the 1931–32 Challenge Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 7 May 1932, in front of a crowd of 29,000.

Jeff Moores played, and scored two tries in Leeds' 8–0 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1932–33 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932, played in York's 10–4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1933–34 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 25 November 1933, and played in the 0–3 defeat by Leeds in the 1935–36 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 19 October 1935.

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk". leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Frenchmen's Gallant Fight". The Guardian. London. 7 May 1935. p. 6.