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.
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| Full name | Gary Howard Price[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1969 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editWakefield Trinity
editPrice 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
editPrice 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
editGary Price won a cap for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 as an interchange/substitute against Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gary Howard Price - South Sydney Player Report". SSR Almanac. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby League". The Independent. 20 August 1993. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Rugby league". The Independent. 3 August 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Wakefield v Bradford – in pictures
- Late Brooker show breaks Salford
- Woodsy on… Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
- Price gets Rovers job
- Rovers boss relishing Bulls clash
- Featherstone 14–80 Bradford
- Price prepares for charity cycle
- Great Britain Rugby All Stars Squad[permanent dead link]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wakefield Trinity V Australia 1990
- Three Charities benefit from Rugby League Tri athletes[permanent dead link]