Dave Boughton is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played professionally in England and Australia.

Playing career

Boughton was an

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junior in the

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. In 1991 he made his first grade début for the

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. He played 82 games for the club between 1991 and 1996 before signing for the new

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franchise in 1997. Boughton was part of the inaugural Rams side on 1 March 1997 and played in seventeen matches for the club over two seasons. After being the subject of a bidding war between

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and

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,Reilly joust with Knights for Dave
''The People'', 20 December 1998 Boughton signed for the Huddersfield Giants for the 1999 season. He played in twenty seven matches that year before retiring.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boughton, Dave 1970 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Adelaide Rams players 20th-century Australian sportsmen Huddersfield Giants players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Sydney