Lee Doran

Lee Doran
Personal information
Full name	Lee Robert Doran
Born	23 December 1981 (age 42); Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Position	Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Representative
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Last updated November 13, 2024

Lee Doran (born 23 December 1981) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Oldham, the Rochdale Hornets, in National League One for the Widnes Vikings (two spells), for the Leigh Centurions and Whitehaven, as a centre , second-row or loose forward.^[3]^[4]

Background

Lee Doran was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, he has Irish ancestors, and eligible to play for Ireland due to the grandparent rule.^{[ citation needed ]}

Playing career

Lee Doran won the Rochdale Hornets’ 'Player of the Year' award in 2005, and was noted for his ability to break a tackle and his defence was also highly regarded,^[5] he scored two tries in 22 games for Widnes Vikings in 2007,^[6] he was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,^[7] and the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[8]

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References

↑ Companies House
↑ "Sky Sports Lee Doran Player Details". web page. BSkyB. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
↑ "Lee Doran". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
↑ "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

External links

(archived by web.archive.org) Profile at widnesvikings
(archived by web.archive.org) Profile leighrl.co.uk
Profile at rli.ie
Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv

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[1] Companies House

[2] "Sky Sports Lee Doran Player Details". web page. BSkyB. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

[Profile_at_loverugbyleague.com-3] 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-4] 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Lee_Doran-5] "Lee Doran". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.

[Player_Stats-6] "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.

[Ireland_Name_World_Cup_40_Man_Training_Squad-7] "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.^{[ dead link ]}

[Cassidy_included_in_Ireland_squad-8] "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

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