Dean Busby

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Dean Busby
Personal information
Full nameDean Trevor Busby
Born (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 50)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1990–95 Hull F.C. 58+32190076
1995–98 St Helens 18+1030012
1998 Hull F.C. 8+60000
1999–02 Warrington Wolves 40+3870028
2003 Hull KR 6+41004
Total2203000120
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1991–92 Great Britain U-21 30000
1992 England 10000
1998–01 Wales 61004
Source: [1] [2] [3]

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 F.C. (two spells), St Helens and the Warrington Wolves, as a prop , second-row or loose forward. [1] [6]

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Background

Dean Busby was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Hull

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] and 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 in 2001 against England. [1]

Dean Busby played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, and the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

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