Dean Colton

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Dean Colton
Personal information
Full nameDean Colton
Born (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 40)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–06 Doncaster 1225300212
2007 Featherstone Rovers 1960024
2008–12 Doncaster 942600104
Total2358500340
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Scotland 11004
Source: [1] [2]

Dean Colton (born 18 February 1983) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for Toll Bar ARLFC (in Doncaster), [3] Doncaster (Heritage No. 836) (two spells), [4] and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 897), as a wing or centre. [1] [2]

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Background

Dean Colton was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Dean Colton made his début for Doncaster in 2001. [5] He played 10 of his 11-year career at Doncaster, spending one season with Featherstone Rovers in 2007. Dean Colton made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 18 March 2007, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during 2007. He announced his retirement in 2012. [6]

He represented Scotland in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, [7] playing once and scoring a try in the 18–36 defeat by France. [8]

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