John Atkinson (rugby league), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Atkinson (rugby league)

English rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Dec-2017

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Atkinson (3 October 1946 – 23 December 2017) was an English rugby union and World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s.He played club level rugby union for Roundhay RUFC, representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leeds and Carlisle, as a left wing. Atkinson played in four Rugby League World Cups (1968, 1970, 1972 and 1975), scoring six tries in total.