Richard Horne Explained

Richard Horne
Fullname:Richard Jay Horne[1]
Retired:yes
Birth Date:1982 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Weight:84kg (185lb)[2]
Club1:Hull FC
Year1start:1998
Year1end:14
Appearances1:386
Tries1:133
Goals1:12
Fieldgoals1:7
Points1:563
Teama:Scotland
Yearastart:2000
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Yorkshire
Yearbstart:2002
Yearbend:03
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:2003
Yearcend:06
Appearancesc:12
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:4
Coachteam1:Doncaster
Coachyear1start:2017
Coachyear1end:present
Coachgames1:41
Coachwins1:39
Coachdraws1:0
Coachlosses1:2
New:yes
Source:[3] [4] [5]
Updated:20 May 2024
Module:
Embed:yes
Relatives:Graeme Horne (brother)

Richard Horne (born 16 July 1982) is the head coach at Doncaster in Betfred League 1, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Scotland and Yorkshire, and at club level in the Super League for Hull FC (Heritage № 958), primarily as a or .[3] [4]

Background

Horne was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside. He is the older brother of the rugby league footballer; Graeme Horne.

Career

Horne made his début for Hull at the age of 16, and spent his entire career with the club. He has also played for Great Britain,[4] and Scotland.

Horne played at stand-off half for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final victory against the Leeds Rhinos.

He set a Super League record of tries scored in succession by scoring tries in 13 consecutive games during 2006's Super League XI. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, and Horne played at scrum half back in his side's 4–26 loss.[6]

On 27 October 2008, it was announced that Horne had signed a new three-year deal with Hull.[7]

On 17 January 2010, Horne played his testimonial match against neighbours, Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull F.C. won, 28–16 in front of a crowd of over 16,000 supporters, and former Hull player Steve Prescott paid tribute to Horne.

Horne announced his retirement at the end of the 2014 season to become assistant coach to Lee Radford alongside Chris Tuson & Andy Last.[8] In June 2017 Horne was announced as the new head coach of Doncaster R.L.F.C.[9] taking over from Gary Thornton who left the club in May.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=269639690:7165&d=bmd_1653949805 FreeBMD Entry Information
  2. Web site: Hull F.C.. web page. Hull F.C.. 10 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Profile at loverugbyleague.com. loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  6. News: St Helens 26-4 Hull FC. 18 August 2013. BBC News. 14 October 2006.
  7. Web site: Horne signs new contract at Hull. BBC. 27 October 2008. 27 October 2008.
  8. Web site: Hull FC half-back Richard Horne confirms retirement. BBC Sport. 18 January 2015. 6 August 2014.
  9. Web site: Dons appoint Horne as Head Coach. Doncaster Rugby League. 13 June 2017. 13 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Thornton Moves On. Doncaster Rugby League. 9 May 2017. 9 May 2017.