List of one-club men in rugby league

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A one-club man in rugby league football is a player who spends his or her entire professional career with only one club. The term is often used in the context of team sports such as football or rugby. [1] [2]

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Former players (Pre SL and NRL Era)

Players who spent their whole career with one club (making 100 or more appearances, or playing 10 or more seasons) include:

NameNationalityClubFromToSeasonsGames
Eric Ashton England Wigan 1955196915497
Fred Ashworth England Oldham 1926193913436
Arthur Atkinson England Castleford 1926194216431
Jim Bacon Wales Leeds 1918192811276
Ray Batten England Leeds 1963197614434
Craig Bellamy Australia Canberra Raiders 1982199211148
Ernest Brooks England Warrington 1902192018297
William Burgess England Barrow 1919193314464
Bill Carson Australia Western Suburbs (Sydney)1954196411118
Douglas Clark England Huddersfield 1909192717485
Mike Coulman England Salford 1968198316463
Bob Craig Australia Balmain 191019191092
David Davies Wales Salford 1936195217370
Evan Davies Wales Oldham 1911192615321
Mike Elliott Wales Oldham 1962197917446
Karl Fairbank England Bradford Northern 1986199611n/a
Frank Farrell Australia Newtown 1938195114250
Joe Ferguson England Oldham 1899192322627
Keith Fielding England Salford 1973198311319
Jack Fish England Warrington 1898191118321
Trevor Foster England Bradford Northern 1938195518432
Jake Friend Australia Sydney Roosters 2008202113261
Donald Froggett England Wakefield Trinity 1948195911219
Reg Gasnier Australia St George Dragons 195919679125
Alex Glenn New Zealand Brisbane Broncos 2009202112282
Albert Goldthorpe England Hunslet 1888191022682
Parry Gordon England Warrington 1961198120543
Mike Gregory England Warrington 1982199422222
Jonathan Griffiths Wales St Helens R.F.C. 198919957140
Howard Hallett Australia South Sydney 1909192416155
Ernie Hammerton Australia South Sydney 1947195811157
Paul Harragon Australia Newcastle Knights 1988199912169
Gerry Helme England Warrington 1945195711442
Jimmy Hoey England Widnes 1922193512308
Keith Holman Australia Western Suburbs (Sydney)1948196114203
Willie Horne England Barrow 1943195915461
Syd Hynes England Leeds 1965197511366
Fred Jones Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1961197514241
John Joyner England Castleford 1972199221613
John Kear England Castleford 1978198811133
Bill Keato Australia Western Suburbs (Sydney)1938195011119
Johnny King Australia St George Dragons 1960197112191
John Kolc Australia Parramatta Eels 1972198110112
Max Krilich Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1970198314215
Jack Lindwall Australia St George Dragons 1938194911133
Jack McLean New Zealand Bradford Northern 195019567221
Jack Miller England Warrington 1926194620526
Steve Mortimer Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1976198813272
Bill Mullins Australia Eastern Suburbs Roosters 1968197810166
Joe Pearce Australia Eastern Suburbs 1929194214147
Sandy Pearce Australia Eastern Suburbs 1908192114156
Wayne Pearce Australia Balmain 1980199011193
George Piggins Australia South Sydney 1967197812118
John Plath Australia Brisbane Broncos 1990199910149
Harold Poynton England Wakefield Trinity 1957197013319
Terry Price Wales Bradford Northern 196719715123
Norm Provan Australia St George Dragons 1951196515256
Alan Redfearn England Bradford Northern 197719837244
David Redfearn England Bradford Northern 1971198212470
Dai Rees Wales Halifax 1921193212279
Austin Rhodes England St Helens R.F.C. 1953196915265
Maurice Richards Wales Salford 1969198315498
Norm Robinson Australia Balmain 192419331071
Edward Rogers England Hull 1906192415503
Bob Ryan England Warrington 1945195813372
Peter Ryan Australia Brisbane Broncos 1989199911155
Bill Schultz Australia Balmain 1913192412120
Ken Senior England Huddersfield 1962197917476
Steve Sharp Australia Parramatta Eels 1979199012164
Tim Sheens Australia Penrith Panthers 1970198213166
Royce Simmons Australia Penrith Panthers 1980199112233
Arthur Skelhorne England Warrington 1911192514259
Cyril Stacey England Halifax 1915192914199
Charles Staines England Castleford 1937195115170
Ray Stehr Australia Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) 1929194615184
George Thomas Wales Warrington 1903191411385
Dennis Trotter England Bradford Northern 1970198213267
Va'aiga Tuigamala Samoa Wigan 199319975102
Harold Wagstaff England Huddersfield 1906192519436
Basil Watts England York 1949196112354
Ivor Watts Wales Hull F.C. 1945196015413
Benny Wearing Australia South Sydney 1921193313173
Harry Wilkinson England Wakefield Trinity 1930194919605
Billy Williams Wales Salford 1927193812425
Evan Williams Wales Leeds 1925193?15415
Alf Wood England Oldham 1908192113244
Tom van Vollenhoven South Africa St Helens R.F.C. 1957196812409
Craig Young Australia St George Dragons 1977198812234

Former Players (SL and NRL Era)

NameNationalityClubFromToSeasonsGames
Malcolm Alker England Salford City Reds 1997201014290
Mitchell Aubusson Australia Sydney Roosters 2007202014306
Mike Bennett England St Helens R.F.C. 200020089161
Scott Bolton Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2007201913247
Thomas Bosc France Catalans Dragons 2006201712243
Paul Bowman Australia North Queensland Cowboys 1995200713203
Rob Burrow England Leeds Rhinos 2001201717493
Luke Burt [3] Australia Parramatta Eels 1999201214264
Glen Buttriss Australia Canberra Raiders 200820158119
Nathan Cayless New Zealand Parramatta Eels 1997201014259
Will Chambers Australia Melbourne Storm 2007201912218
Matt Cooper [4] Australia St George Illawarra Dragons 2000201314243
Boyd Cordner Australia Sydney Roosters 2011202010183
Eorl Crabtree England Huddersfield Giants 2000201617423
Ben Creagh Australia St George Illawarra Dragons 2003201614274
Francis Cummins England Leeds Rhinos 1993200513356
Keiron Cunningham England St Helens R.F.C. 1993201017419
Hazem El Masri Lebanon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1996200914317
Andy Farrell England Wigan Warriors 1991200414370
Paul Gallen Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2001201919348
Scott Geddes [5] Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2002201211125
Matt Gillett Australia Brisbane Broncos 2010201910202
Kevin Gordon Australia Gold Coast Titans 200920157118
Simon Haughton England Wigan Warriors 1993200210174
Nathan Hindmarsh [6] Australia Parramatta Eels 1998201215330
Ben Hornby Australia St George Illawarra Dragons 2000201213273
Richard Horne England Hull F.C. 1998201417387
Dan Hunt Australia St George Illawarra Dragons 200720159151
Jamie Jones-Buchanan England Leeds Rhinos 1999201921411
Chris Lawrence Australia Wests Tigers 2006202015253
Darren Lockyer Australia Brisbane Broncos 1995201117355
Ben Lowe Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 200820158118
Tim Mannah Australia Parramatta Eels 2009201911233
Simon Mannering New Zealand New Zealand Warriors 2005201814301
Steve Matai New Zealand Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2005201612229
Brian McDermott England Bradford Bulls 199420029251
Sam McKendry Australia Penrith Panthers 2008201811147
James McManus Scotland Newcastle Knights 200720158166
Anthony Minichiello Australia Sydney Roosters 2000201415302
Grégory Mounis France Catalans Dragons 2006201611274
Jarrod Mullen Australia Newcastle Knights 2005201612211
Jason Nightingale New Zealand St George Illawarra Dragons 2007201812266
Robbie O'Davis Australia Newcastle Knights 1992200413223
Corey Parker Australia Brisbane Broncos 2001201616347
Aaron Payne Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2002201211219
Kris Radlinski England Wigan Warriors 1993200614322
Jack Reed England Brisbane Broncos 201120166128
Luke Ricketson Australia Sydney Roosters 1991200515301
Jerome Ropati New Zealand New Zealand Warriors 2003201411145
Matthew Scott Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2004201916268
Kevin Sinfield England Leeds Rhinos 1996201520521
Billy Slater Australia Melbourne Storm 2003 2018 16323
Cameron Smith Australia Melbourne Storm 2002 2020 19430
Brett Stewart Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2003201615231
John Sutton Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2004201916336
Sam Thaiday Australia Brisbane Broncos 2003201816308
Ray Thompson Australia North Queensland Cowboys 200920179111
Brad Thorn Australia Brisbane Broncos 1994200710200
Alan Tongue Australia Canberra Raiders 2000201112220
Neil Turley England Leigh Centurions 200020067122
Dave Tyrrell Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 200920179158
Shane Webcke Australia Brisbane Broncos 1995200612254
Paul Wellens England St Helens R.F.C. 1998201518499
David Williams Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 200820158105
Kirk Yeaman England Hull F.C. 2001201616374

Active players

NameNationalityClubFromToSeasonsGames
Nelson Asofa-Solomona New Zealand Melbourne Storm 2015present6112
Jesse Bromwich New Zealand Melbourne Storm 2010present11241
Kenny Bromwich New Zealand Melbourne Storm 2013present8160
Luke Brooks Australia Wests Tigers 2013present8138
Daly Cherry-Evans Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2011present10226
Jarrod Croker Australia Canberra Raiders 2009present12267
Leroy Cudjoe England Huddersfield Giants 2008present13276
Jack De Belin Australia St George Illawarra Dragons 2011present10157
Anthony Don Australia Gold Coast Titans 2013present8135
Kyle Feldt Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2013present8124
James Fisher-Harris New Zealand Penrith Panthers 2016present596
David Fusitu'a New Zealand New Zealand Warriors 2014present7101
Regan Grace Wales St Helens R.F.C. 2016present594
Oliver Holmes England Castleford Tigers 2010present11200
Danny Houghton England Hull F.C. 2007present14352
Josh Jackson Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2012present9190
Alex Johnston Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2014present7132
Phil Joy England Oldham R.L.F.C. 2012present7113
Felise Kaufusi Australia Melbourne Storm 2015present6120
Morgan Knowles Wales St Helens R.F.C. 2015present6117
Michael Lawrence England Huddersfield Giants 2008present13283
Jonny Lomax England St Helens R.F.C. 2009present12224
Sione Mata'utia Australia Newcastle Knights 2014present7118
Adam Milner England Castleford Tigers 2010present11244
Michael Morgan Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2010present11163
Cameron Munster Australia Melbourne Storm 2014present7121
Sean O'Loughlin England Wigan Warriors 2002present19452
Corey Oates Australia Brisbane Broncos 2013present8153
Josh Papalii New Zealand Canberra Raiders 2011present10207
Sébastien Planas France Toulouse Olympique 2007present12178
James Roby England St Helens R.F.C. 2004present17500
Daniel Saifiti Fiji Newcastle Knights 2016present594
Jorge Taufua Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2012present9156
Jason Taumalolo New Zealand North Queensland Cowboys 2010present11189
Peni Terepo Tonga Parramatta Eels 2013present8123
Jake Trbojevic Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2013present8128
Tom Trbojevic Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2015present695
Daniel Tupou Australia Sydney Roosters 2012present9172
Suliasi Vunivalu Fiji Melbourne Storm 2016present5103
Cody Walker Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs 2016present5103
Stevie Ward England Leeds Rhinos 2012present9134
Jack Wighton Australia Canberra Raiders 2012present9166
Fouad Yaha France Catalans Dragons 2015present691
Isaah Yeo Australia Penrith Panthers 2014present7135

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Europe's rare breed – the one-club man". UEFA.com. 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Monday Maul - A tribute to a dying breed: The one-club man". ESPN. 11 May 2015.
  3. ↑ MacDougall, Doug (15 June 2012). "Burt to remain a one-club-man in 2013". parraeels.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Red V One-Club Man To Retire". Triple M . 20 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ↑ AAP (22 June 2012). "Geddes ready to call it a day as a one-club man". Canberra Times . Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "One-club man Hindmarsh hopes his announcement will return Parramatta's focus to winning games". ABC News . 29 Mar 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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