[1][2] Following a meeting with a Wigan rugby league club representative at the Bush Hotel, Swansea on Sunday 28 September 1913, Swansea RFC's rugby union half-back pairing of Sidney Jerram, and George Owen were each signed for £180 down payment (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £61,630 in 2013),[3] guaranteed win bonuses, and jobs for £2 per week cash.
George Owen won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Wigan in 1923.
[1] George Owen played stand-off in Wigan's 22–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926.
[5] George Owen played stand-off in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922,[6] and played stand-off in the 11–15 defeat by Swinton in the 1925–26 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925.
George Owen played stand-off, in Wigan's 36–15 victory over New Zealand in the tour match during the 1925–26 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 11 December 1926.