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Merv Hicks
Mervyn "Merv" John Hicks (born 1943) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played rugby union club football in Wales for the Cross Keys RFC, rugby league club football in Britain for Doncaster, Warrington, St Helens, Hull FC, Leeds and Bradford Northern, and in Australia for the Canterbury Bulldogs and the North Sydney Bears. Hicks was also selected to play representative football for Great Britain.
Hicks was born in Crosskeys, Monmouthshire, Wales.
After representing Wales Youth Rugby Union as number 8 and captain in 1960 (in the same team as David Watkins), he was 'lured north' to play rugby league for Doncaster (3 appearances 1961) for the sum of £1000, enough to buy several houses in his home village at that time. At 6'2" and 17 stones, his dynamic skills, aggressive defence and size caught the eye of Warrington (28 appearances 1961–64), who paid Doncaster £6000 just a few months later to sign him. He made his début for Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1961, Warrington converted him from a centre to a hard running ball distributor playing as a second-row or prop. He played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 8 February 1964.
He then moved onto St. Helens (67 appearances 1964-1966) starring in one of the all-time great packs alongside legends such as Ray French, Cliff Watson, and fellow Welshmen Kel Coslett, John Warlow and John Mantle, and also winning selection for Commonwealth XIII and full caps for Great Britain.
Merv Hicks represented the Commonwealth XIII rugby league team while at St. Helens in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,
Merv Hicks played at second-row and scored a try in St. Helens' 12-4 victory over Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.
Merv Hicks played at second-row in St. Helens' 0-4 defeat by Castleford in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965.
On 3 April 1965, Hicks played in the first ever Great Britain under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against France under-24's.
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Merv Hicks
Mervyn "Merv" John Hicks (born 1943) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played rugby union club football in Wales for the Cross Keys RFC, rugby league club football in Britain for Doncaster, Warrington, St Helens, Hull FC, Leeds and Bradford Northern, and in Australia for the Canterbury Bulldogs and the North Sydney Bears. Hicks was also selected to play representative football for Great Britain.
Hicks was born in Crosskeys, Monmouthshire, Wales.
After representing Wales Youth Rugby Union as number 8 and captain in 1960 (in the same team as David Watkins), he was 'lured north' to play rugby league for Doncaster (3 appearances 1961) for the sum of £1000, enough to buy several houses in his home village at that time. At 6'2" and 17 stones, his dynamic skills, aggressive defence and size caught the eye of Warrington (28 appearances 1961–64), who paid Doncaster £6000 just a few months later to sign him. He made his début for Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1961, Warrington converted him from a centre to a hard running ball distributor playing as a second-row or prop. He played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 8 February 1964.
He then moved onto St. Helens (67 appearances 1964-1966) starring in one of the all-time great packs alongside legends such as Ray French, Cliff Watson, and fellow Welshmen Kel Coslett, John Warlow and John Mantle, and also winning selection for Commonwealth XIII and full caps for Great Britain.
Merv Hicks represented the Commonwealth XIII rugby league team while at St. Helens in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,
Merv Hicks played at second-row and scored a try in St. Helens' 12-4 victory over Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.
Merv Hicks played at second-row in St. Helens' 0-4 defeat by Castleford in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965.
On 3 April 1965, Hicks played in the first ever Great Britain under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against France under-24's.