Dale Laughton

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Dale Laughton
Personal information
Born (1970-01-10) 10 January 1970 (age 54)
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England [1]
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–99 [2] Sheffield Eagles 156110044
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield 2530012
2001 Huddersfield Giants 171004
2002 Warrington Wolves 180000
Total216150060
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997–00 Scotland 40000
1998–99 Great Britain 50000
Source: [3] [4]

Dale Laughton (born 10 October 1970) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Scotland, and at club level for Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield Giants and the Warrington Wolves, as a prop. [3]

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Playing career

Laughton played prop in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. That year he was named in the Super League Dream Team. [5] Laughton was selected to travel with the Great Britain team down under for the 1999 Tri-Nations. [3] He later played for the Scotland national team international and played at the 2000 World Cup.

Laughton retired from playing in January 2003, [6] and re-joined Sheffield Eagles in a coaching role. [7]

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References

  1. RL World Cup 2000 Media Guide
  2. Rothmans RL Yearbook 1999 by Raymond Fletcher, published by Queen Anne Press, page 109, ISBN   0747275726
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Player Summary: Dale Laughton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. Hadfield, Dave (23 September 1998). "League proposes show in S Africa". The Independent . UK. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. "Warrington to part with Busby and Laughton". The Independent. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. "Laughton back with Eagles". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2023.