| 词条 | Hockey Driscoll |
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|first = RU |name = Hockey Driscoll |fullname = John Henry Driscoll |nickname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = 1876 |birth_place = Cardiff, Wales |death_date = fourth ¼ 1921 (aged 46) |death_place = Cardiff, Wales |height = |weight = |ru_position = Three-quarter, Half-back |position = |ru_club1 = Cardiff RFC |ru_year1start = 1895 |ru_year1end = 98 |ru_appearances1 = 82 |ru_tries1 = 30 |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |club1 = Hull FC |year1start = 1898 |year1end = 02 |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |source = |new = yes }}John Henry Driscoll (1876[2] – 1921), also known by the nickname of "Hockey", was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC as a three-quarter or half-back, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull FC[3] BackgroundDriscoll was born in Cardiff, Wales, his wife Louisa was proprietor of a dining and tearooms in Cardiff {{circa|1914}}, his father Patrick Driscoll was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. Rugby union careerDriscoll joined Cardiff RFC during the 1895–96 season, playing as a half-back. He gained a place in the first team during his initial season and scored 9 tries. Driscoll was not as prolific the following season, with just five tries to his name; but during the 1897–98 season he was switched to the wing. This saw Driscoll becoming the club's fourth highest try scorer with a tally of 16, playing in 30 of the 31 first team games. Cardiff Rugby Club historian D. E. Davies described Driscoll that season as, "our excellent uncapped wing". Having been overlooked by the Wales (RU), the next season Driscoll switched codes to professional rugby league with Hull FC,[4] alongside former Cardiff half-back Tom Savage. NicknameHockey Driscoll's nickname of "Hockey" was a corruption of Hawkeye, and pronounced Ockey, as he would prefer to ankle tap tackle, rather than body tackle, which demanded both a quick-eye (Hawkeye), and fast reactions to see and catch the opposition player's foot. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/hockey-driscoll/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} 2. ^1881 England Census, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119211358/http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204681/hockey-driscoll|title=Stats → Past Players at hullfc.com|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Davies|first=D.E.|coauthors=|title=Cardiff Rugby Club, History and Statistics 1876-1975|year=1975|publisher=The Starling Press|location=Risca|pages=40–43|isbn=0950442100}} External links
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