Terence "Terry" Cook (24 June 1927 – 18 January 2016) was a Welsh dual-code international

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

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and

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, as a

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

, and at club level for Halifax, as a .

International honours

Cook won 4 caps for

(RU) in 1951–53 while at

in 1949 against Scotland and Ireland, and won

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s for

(RL) while at Halifax.

References

External links

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Obituary: Former Dual-Code Star Terry Cook
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