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Gary Price (rugby league, born 1969)

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Not to be confused with the rugby league forward who played for York, Leeds and Featherstone Rovers, Gary Price (rugby league, born 1961).

Gary Price
Personal information
Full nameGary Howard Price[1]
Born (1969-10-28) 28 October 1969 (age 55)
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–93 Wakefield Trinity 220 35 0 0 140
1993–95 Featherstone Rovers 125 23 0 0 92
1996 South Sydney 1 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Featherstone Rovers
1999–01 Wakefield Trinity
Total 346 58 0 0 232
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991 Great Britain +1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2003–05 Featherstone Rovers 54 24 4 26 44
Source: [2]

Gary Howard Price (born 28 October 1969) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells) (captain), Featherstone Rovers (two spells), and South Sydney Rabbitohs, as a wing, centre, prop, second-row, or loose forward, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity (assistant), and Featherstone Rovers.

Playing career

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Wakefield Trinity

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Price played second-row, in Wakefield Trinity's 8–11 defeat by Castleford in the 1990–91 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990, and played second-row, and scored a try in the 29–16 victory over Sheffield Eagles in the 1992–93 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 18 October 1992.[3]

Featherstone Rovers

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Price was signed by Featherstone Rovers in August 1993.[4] During his time at the club, he was usually referred to as "Gary H. Price" to avoid confusion with another Gary Price who played for the club from 1989 to 1995.[5]

Price played second-row, in Featherstone Rovers' 22–24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[6]

International honours

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Gary Price won a cap for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 as an interchange/substitute against Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gary Howard Price - South Sydney Player Report". SSR Almanac. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  4. ^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby League". The Independent. 20 August 1993. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Rugby league". The Independent. 3 August 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ^ "First Division Grand Final – 1998 – A Night To Remember!". Great Players – Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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