Bobby Greenough, ex Warrington Wolves and Great Britain, has died

Bobby Greenough, who was 84 and has been living on the remote island of Eday in the Orkneys for more than 30 years, was a member of the Great Britain triumphant World Cup squad of 1960.

His achievements in primrose and blue were recognised when he was inducted into the Warrington Players’ Association Hall of Fame in 2009.

Greenough, who passed away on Saturday, joined Warrington from amateur club Blackbrook in 1957 and formed an exciting half-back partnership with Jackie Edwards, the father of Wigan legend Shaun.

For six seasons Greenough and Edwards brought the best out of each other.

They shone in the 1959 Lancashire Cup Final victory over St Helens and in the complete 1960-61 season when, with Greenough scoring 30 tries, Warrington finished second in the league and reached the Championship Final against Leeds.

Bobby Greenough whips out a pass to Brian Glover for Warrington at Wilderspool (Image: Newsquest)

He made his Wire debut at home to Salford in December, 1957.

Greenough, 5ft 5in and 12st 6lb, was at stand-off and Alf Arnold was at scrum-half.

In November 1962, Greenough was placed on the transfer list at £10,000 – the world record fee was only £11,000 – after missing training and failing to turn up for a match at Halifax.

Player and club settled their differences, however, and Greenough and Edwards were back in harness the following April when Warrington suffered a 5-2 defeat against Wakefield Trinity in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Greenough continued to play for The Wire for another three years, making his 232nd and final appearance as a substitute at St Helens in April, 1966, by which time he had taken his try tally to an impressive 136.

Although a stand-off for The Wire, he was fast enough to play on the wing for Lancashire and Great Britain.

He made eight such appearances for Lancashire, scoring seven tries, and was a member of the aforementioned 1960 triumphant World Cup, playing in Great Britain’s opening match of the tournament when New Zealand were beaten 23-8 at Odsal.

His move to the Orkneys came about when he went there to help a friend build a house and ended up staying.