Bryn Powell (born 5 September 1979) is a

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

international

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footballer who played professionally for

Hunslet Hawks Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. They play home games at South Leeds Stadium and compete in Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club was formed as a Pho ...

Salford City Reds The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. Salford Red Devil ...

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

(two spells),

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England that compete in RFL League 1, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. History 1875–1887: Dewsbury Athl ...

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. Powell's preferred position was as a .

Career

Powell started his professional career at

. In 2004, Powell played two

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games for

. After one season at

, he moved to

, where he spent several years. Bryn Powell made his début for

on Sunday 13 February 2005, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers, in his second spell, during the 2011 season. Powell also represented

at international level, and was capped six times between 2004 and 2006. He was named in the Wales squad to face

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at the

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prior to England's departure for the

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, but had to withdraw.

References

External links

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