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1996 Rugby League Premiership ...
The 1996 Rugby League Premiership Trophy was the 22nd end of season Rugby League Premiership competition and the first in the fully professional Super League era. This competition was separate to the Super League Championship awarded to St. Helens, and continued a long tradition in British rugby league of crowning a season Champion and an end of season Premier. The winners were Wigan. Semi-finals Final See also * Super League I References {{Rugby League Premiership Rugby League Premiership The Rugby League Premiership was a competition for British rugby league clubs between 1973 and 1995. As the Super League Premiership the competition continued until 1997. History From 1909 until 1973 (except for 1962–64) the Rugby Football Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism in 1895. The club is currently the most successful club in the history of the sport, having won 163 trophies in total (8 of these were won prior to the formation of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union). The club has played its home games at the Brick Community Stadium since 1999. Before this time, the club's home was Central Park (Wigan), Central Park and had been since 1902. The club first wore the cherry and white colours it is now synonymous for in 1885 and adopted these colours on a permanent basis in late 1888. The club has won 24 List of British rugby league champions, league titles (17 first division and 7 Super League), 21 Challenge Cups a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Hall (rugby League)
Martin Hall (born 5 December 1968) is a former rugby league footballer and coach. During his playing career, Hall played at Oldham, Rochdale Hornets, Wigan, Castleford, Halifax and Hull FC. As a coach, he had stints with Rochdale Hornets and Hull Kingston Rovers. He was the head coach of Halifax between 2006 and 2010. He was also the head coach of the Wales national rugby league team for three years between 2005 and 2007. Playing career Rochdale Hornets Hall started his career with Oldham before joining Rochdale Hornets in 1989, with the transfer fee of £10,000 being set by a tribunal. Martin Hall played in Rochdale Hornets 14–24 defeat by St. Helens in the 1991 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Sunday 20 October 1991. Wigan Hall was signed by Wigan in January 1993 for a fee of £35,000. After the 1993–94 season, Hall travelled with defending champions Wigan to Brisbane, playing from the interchange bench in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Sullivan (rugby)
Anthony Clive Sullivan (born 23 November 1968) is a Welsh former professional dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level in the Championship for Hull Kingston Rovers, and in the Championship, and the Super League for St. Helens, as a , and representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cardiff RFC (two spells), as a wing. He is the son of Wales (RL) international Clive Sullivan. Early life Sullivan was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career Sullivan was selected to represent Wales (RL) at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He played for St Helens on the wing in their 1996 Challenge Cup Final victory over Bradford Bulls. At the end of Super League's first season, he was named on the wing in the 1996 Super League Dream Team. Together with Alan Hunte he was the 1997 St. Helen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Newlove
Paul Newlove (born 10 August 1971) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain and England international representative, he competed in the Super League competition, featuring as a . He played for St Helens during a successful eight-year period with the club. Newlove was a Great Britain international. Newlove also represented England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He now works in Wakefield at Trinity Academy Cathedral. Background Newlove was born in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career 1980s Paul Newlove made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 27 September 1988, he later played at 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. He moved on to play for Bradford Northern five years later. He won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hunte
Alan Christopher Hunte (born 11 July 1970) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played between 1989 and 2003. He played rugby league (RL) at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, St Helens R.F.C., St Helens, Hull FC, Warrington Wolves and Salford Red Devils, Salford City Reds as a Rugby league positions#The three-quarters, three-quarter, and club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypridd RFC. Background Alan Hunte was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career Hunte started his rugby league career with Eastmoor, and was selected for the British Amateur Rugby League Association, BARLA Young Lions tour of Australia in 1989. He signed amateur forms with Wakefield Trinity during the 1988–89 Rugby Football League season, 1988–89 season, making his debut for the club in January 1989, but chose to sign for St Helens R.F.C., St Helens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Hayes
Joseph Hayes (born 4 January 1976) is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for St Helens, Salford and Oldham, as a . Club career Hayes played and scored a try 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. After retiring as a player, Hayes re-joined St Helens as a physiotherapist, a role which he held until 2014. International honours Joey Hayes won a cap for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ... while at St. Helens in 1996 against Papua New Guinea. References External linksProfile at saints.org.uk [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Prescott
Stephen Prescott (26 December 1973 – 9 November 2013) was a professional rugby league footballer who played as a during the 1990s and 2000s. Prescott made his début for St Helens in 1993, and soon established himself as the club's first choice fullback. He made his senior international début in 1996, playing both games for England in their 1996 European Championship victory, and touring with Great Britain in the Southern Hemisphere. In the same year, he also helped St Helens win the Championship (Super League I) and Challenge Cup for the first time in two decades. He went on to win a second consecutive Challenge Cup with the club in 1997, but was sold to Hull Sharks at the end of the season. After spending two years at Hull, Prescott joined Wakefield Trinity in 2000, but re-joined Hull a year later after being released by Wakefield Trinity due to the club's financial difficulties. He changed his international allegiance to Ireland, who he represented at the 2000 Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme West
Graeme Leonard West (born 5 December 1953) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach. Standing at six-foot, five inches, he played in the forwards, captaining English club Wigan Warriors. West also played representative rugby league for New Zealand and is the father of Super League player, Dwayne West. Playing career West began playing club rugby league for Hawera in the Taranaki Rugby League competition. He was selected to play for the New Zealand national team in the 1975 World Cup tournament, making his Test debut against Australia. He did not play again for his country until four years later during the 1979 Great Britain Lions tour, when he was surprisingly named as captain in only his second Test appearance. He was a stand-out performer during the 1980 Kiwis tour of Britain and France, and the following year he received the Steve Watene Trophy player of the year award from the New Zealand Rugby League in recognition of his performances. He was signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Barrow (rugby League)
Steve Barrow (born 8 December 1975) is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Widnes, Wigan, Hull FC, and the London Broncos, as a or . Barrow started his career at Widnes before signing for Wigan in 1995, and played for the club during the inaugural Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ... season. He suffered a serious knee injury in January 1997, and failed to make a first team appearance that year. He was loaned out to Hull F.C. in 1998, and signed a permanent deal with Hull FC on a free transfer at the end of the season. References External links * (archived by web.archive.orgStatistics at rugby.widnes.tv [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Cowie
Neil Fraser Cowie (born 16 January 1967) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets and Wigan Warriors, as a . Background Neil Cowie was born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on 16 January 1967. Playing career Club career Cowie signed for Rochdale Hornets in 1986 and went on to make 16 appearances in his first season. Over the next four seasons he became a regular in the Rochdale Hornets front row, occasionally playing as a . His blockbusting performances caught the attention of Wigan and he signed for them at the end of the 1990–91 season. The transfer fee was set by a tribunal, with Wigan paying an initial £65,000 to Rochdale, plus an additional £15,000 when Cowie made his international debut. During the 1991–92 season, Cowie played for defending champions Wigan as a substitute in their 1991 World Club C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Murdock
Craig Murdock (born 24 October 1973) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a . Murdock played for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven), Wigan, Hull Sharks, Salford City Reds and Hull Kingston Rovers. Playing career Born in Cumbria, Murdock started his professional career with Wigan in 1993 after being signed from amateur side Hensingham. He scored 23 tries in 68 appearances for the club, and took part in the Clash of the Codes match against Bath, scoring two tries in the match played under rugby union rules. In 1998, he joined Hull Sharks, initially on loan before signing a permanent deal. He also went on to play for Salford City Reds and Hull Kingston Rovers Media career After his playing career ended, Murdock worked as a commentator for BBC Radio Humberside for almost a decade, but was forced to leave the role in 2014 due to a "conflict of interest" with his work as a player agent. He was subsequently employed by the ''Hull Dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Johnson (rugby League)
Andy Johnson (born 14 June 1974) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for the Wigan Warriors, Huddersfield Giants, London Broncos, Castleford Tigers and the Salford City Reds. A versatile utility player, Johnson played in a number of positions throughout his career, usually as a centre or a back row forward. Background Andy Johnson was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, and as of 2013 he lives with his wife Alex and two sons Jack and James and is raising money to fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Playing career Andy Johnson joined Wigan aged 17, he won 100 first games by playing in both the backs and the forwards. In 1997 he participated in two Premiership Finals at Old Trafford, Manchester. The same year he played for Wigan Warriors in the World Club Challenge against the Canterbury Bulldogs which ended up with him being the 9th highest scorer. In December 1997, Johnson ruptured an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
