Johnny Rogers was born in Abergwynfi, Wales, he later moved to Tondu, Wales, he was the landlord of the Plumber's Arms public house, Macaulay Street, Huddersfield, and when he retired he continued to live there for three years until his death, he died aged 65 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Rogers was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, he fractured his left-leg in the 16-24 defeat by Auckland at Domain Cricket Ground on Saturday 24 July1920, that stopped him from playing in the test matches against New Zealand, he did not return from injury until the match against Keighley at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 15 January 1921. He won a cap for Other Nationalities while at Huddersfield, won 3 caps for Wales in 1914–1922 while at Huddersfield, and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1914 against Australia, in 1920 against Australia, in 1921 against Australia, and in 1922 against Australia.
Johnny Rogers played in Huddersfield's 3-5 defeat by Salford in the Championship Final during the 1913–14 season, played in Huddersfield's 35-2 victory over Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1914–15 season, and played in Huddersfield's 3-5 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1922–23 season.
Johnny Rogers played in Huddersfield's 19-3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1913–14 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1913, in font of a crowd of 12,000, played, and scored a try in the 31-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1914–15 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1914–15 season at HeadingleyRugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 28 November 1914, in font of a crowd of 12,000, played in the 14-8 victory over Dewsbury in the 1918–19 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1918–19 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 May 1919, played in the 24-5 victory over Leeds in the 1919–20 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1919–20 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1919, and played in the 4-10 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 24 November 1923.
Johnny Rogers was a member of Huddersfield's 1914–15 All Four Cups winning team, known as the 'Team of All Talents'.
Club career
Johnny Rogers made his début for Bridgend RFC aged-14 as a late-replacement wing selected by Ben Gronow in c.1906, later playing Scrum-half alongside fly-halfClem Lewis initially at Bridgend RFC, and then at Cardiff RFC, he swapped codes from the amateur rugby union to the professional rugby league, and joined Huddersfield on Saturday 1 March 1913 with a signing-on fee of £100, he made his début and scored 3-tries, and a goal for Huddersfield in the 73-5 victory over Bramley at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 1 March 1913, he joined Wakefield Trinity on Friday 9 January 1925 with a transfer fee of £300, he made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1925, he appears to have scored no drop-goals, but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
