Gary Price (rugby league, born 1961) explained

Gary Price
Fullname:Gary Price
Birth Date:9 March 1961
Birth Place:Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Club1:York
Year1start:1979
Year1end:86
Club2:Leeds
Year2start:1986
Year2end:89
Club3:Featherstone Rovers
Year3start:1989
Year3end:95
Appearances3:125
Tries3:13
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:52
New:yes
Retired:yes
Source:[1]

Gary Price (born 9 March 1961) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and Great Britain (Under-18s) British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) (Under-18s), and at club level for Castleford Juniors ARLFC, York, Leeds and Featherstone Rovers, as a .[2] [3]

Background

Gary Price was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Featherstone Rovers

Price was signed by Featherstone Rovers in August 1989.[4] He made his début for the club on 17 September 1989.[5]

Price played, in Featherstone Rovers' 14–20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989, in front of a crowd of 12,607.

From 1993 onwards, he was usually referred to as "Gary S. Price", or by his nickname "Slugger", to avoid confusion with another second-rower signed by Rovers, who was also named Gary Price.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Biography at therhinos.co.uk. therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Book: Fletcher . Raymond . Howes . David . Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91 . 1990 . Queen Anne Press . London . 978-0-356-17851-6 . 381.
  5. Web site: Price, Gary S. . fevarchive.co.uk . 30 September 2022.