David Treasure

David Treasure
Personal information
Full nameDavid Treasure
Born (1950-12-07) 7 December 1950 (age 75)
Castleford, England
Playing information
PositionCentre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–73 Bradford Northern 83 26 3 0 84
1973–77 Oldham 112 37 10 1 132
1977–78 Leeds 16 8 0 1 25
Total 211 71 13 2 241
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–77 Wales 5 1 0 0 3
Source:

David Treasure (born 7 December 1950) is an English-born former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, Oldham, Leeds and Keighley as a centre, stand-off, or scrum-half.

Background

David Treasure is the son of Wilfred Treasure, and Catherine (née Hopton); he was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

Club career

Treasure made his début for Bradford Northern at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield in February 1971. He appeared as a substitute (replacing stand-off Mick Blacker) in Bradford Northern's 14–33 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973.

He was transferred from Bradford Northern to Oldham in November 1973.

In August 1977, Treasure was sold to Leeds for a "substantial fee". A year later, he was transferred to Keighley.

International honours

Treasure was eligible to play for Wales through ancestry, and won caps for Wales while at Oldham in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup; he played stand-off, and scored a try in the 12-7 victory over England at Lang Park, Brisbane on Tuesday 10 June 1975, played scrum-half in the 8-18 defeat by Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Saturday 14 June 1975, played stand-off in the 8-13 defeat by New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Saturday 28 June 1975, and played stand-off in the 16-22 defeat by England at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 September 1975, and in the 1977 European Championship; he played at centre in the 2-13 defeat by France at Stade des Minimes, Toulouse on Sunday 20 February 1977.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: David Treasure". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ↑ "Treasure debut". Hull Daily Mail. 6 February 1971. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "David Treasure - Profile". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Treasure sold". The Guardian. London. 10 August 1977. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Treasure signs at Lawkholme". Telegraph and Argus. Bradford. 21 July 1978. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.