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| Full name | Dean Trevor Busby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1973 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dean Trevor Busby[4][5] (born 1 February 1973) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Wales and at club level for Hull FC (two spells) (Heritage № 859), St Helens (Heritage № 1059), and the Warrington Wolves (Heritage № 980), as a prop, second-row, or loose forward.[1][6]
Background
Dean Busby was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
Hull FC
Dean Busby played loose forward in Hull FC's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the 1990–91 Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.[7]
St Helens
Dean Busby played loose forward 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.[8]
Dean Busby played during St. Helens' victory in 1996's Super League I.
Warrington
Dean Busby made his début for the Warrington Wolves on Sunday, 14 February 1999, and he played his last match for the Warrington Wolves on Sunday, 8 September 2002.
International honours
Dean Busby won 8-caps for Great Britain Under-21s, 1 cap for England against Wales in 1992.[2] He won caps for Wales while at Hull in 1998 against England, while at Warrington in 2000 against South Africa, in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Cook Islands, Lebanon, and Papua New Guinea, and 2001 against England.[1]
Dean Busby played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, and the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Summary: Dean Busby". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Rothmans RL Yearbooks
- ^ Gillettet RL Yearbook
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Caught in time - Hull win 1991 RL Premiership". timesonline.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "13th January 1996: St Helens 16 Wigan 25 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- Warrington's World Cup heroes – Dean Busby
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk Archived 8 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Seatch for "Dean Busby" AND "Rugby League" at BBC – Sport
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- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats – Past Players – B at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
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