Roy Pollard (27 August 1927[4] – 30 October 2012[citation needed]) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.
[1] Roy Pollard's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 85 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
[6] Roy Pollard won caps for England while at Dewsbury in 1949 against France, and in 1950 against Wales,[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Dewsbury in 1950 against New Zealand.
Roy's brother, David, crossed codes to play rugby union.
A member of the first post-war sports tour to Japan with Oxford University in 1951, he scored the only try of the 1952 varsity match, and went on to captain North Wales.