Bill Fallowfield

William Fallowfield OBE (20 July 1914 – 12 November 1985) was a British rugby league football coach and administrator of the mid-20th century.

Fallowfield was educated at Barrow Grammar School and attended St Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge.^[2] After graduating, he joined the Royal Air Force, where he served as a Flight Lieutenant during the Second World War.^[1]

He played rugby union for Northampton, and played twice in wartime international matches for England in 1942.^[1]

In 1946, he was appointed as secretary of the International Rugby League Board, a role which he served in until the 1970s.^[3]

In 1961, Fallowfield was recognised with an OBE in the 1961 Birthday Honours.^[4]

In 1967 Fallowfield devised the limited tackle rule to help improve the flow and speed of rugby league.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Obituary of Mr W Fallowfield". The Times. London. 22 November 1985.
^ "Bill Fallowfield 1977". Old Barrovians Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Lowe agrees to return". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 6 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4155.
^ Middleton, 2008: 27

Middleton, David (2008). Rugby league: A work in progress (PDF). League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia. Canberra: National Museum of Australia Press. ISBN 978-1-876944-64-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011.