Dean Busby Explained

Dean Busby
Fullname:Dean Trevor Busby
Birth Date:1 February 1973
Birth Place:Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Club1:Hull FC
Year1start:1990
Year1end:95
Appearances1:58+32
Tries1:19
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:76
Club2:St Helens
Year2start:1995
Year2end:98
Appearances2:18+10
Tries2:3
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:12
Club3:Hull FC
Year3start:1998
Appearances3:8+6
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Club4:Warrington Wolves
Year4start:1999
Year4end:02
Appearances4:40+38
Tries4:7
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:28
Club5:Hull KR
Year5start:2003
Appearances5:6+4
Tries5:1
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:4
Teama:Great Britain U-21
Yearastart:1991
Yearaend:92
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1992
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Wales
Yearcstart:1998
Yearcend:01
Appearancesc:6
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:4
Retired:yes
Source:[1] [2]

Dean Trevor Busby[3] [4] (born 1 February 1973) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Wales and at club level for Hull FC (two spells) (Heritage № 859), St Helens (Heritage № 1059), and the Warrington Wolves (Heritage № 980), as a, or .[1] [5]

Background

Dean Busby was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Hull FC

Dean Busby played in Hull FC's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the 1990–91 Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.[6]

St Helens

Dean Busby played in St. Helens' 16-25 defeat by Wigan in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1995–96 at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996.[7]

Dean Busby played during St. Helens' victory in 1996's Super League I.

Warrington

Dean Busby made his début for the Warrington Wolves on Sunday, 14 February 1999, and he played his last match for the Warrington Wolves on Sunday, 8 September 2002.

International honours

Dean Busby won 8-caps for Great Britain Under-21s, 1 cap for England against Wales in 1992.[2] He won caps for Wales while at Hull in 1998 against England, while at Warrington in 2000 against South Africa, in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Cook Islands, Lebanon, and Papua New Guinea, and 2001 against England.[1]

Dean Busby played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, and the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  3. Rothmans RL Yearbooks
  4. Gillettet RL Yearbook
  5. Book: Graham. Williams. Peter. Lush. David. Farrar. The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. 978-1-903659-49-6. 2009. 108–114.
  6. Web site: Caught in time - Hull win 1991 RL Premiership. timesonline.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  7. Web site: 13th January 1996: St Helens 16 Wigan 25 (Regal Trophy Final). wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015. 7 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007005311/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2976. dead.