Richard Fletcher (rugby league)

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Richard Fletcher
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Personal information
Full nameRichard Fletcher
Born (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 42)
Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg) [1]
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999–04 Hull F.C. 7250020
2004–05 Eastern Suburbs Tigers
2005–06 Castleford Tigers 33417050
2007–08 Whitehaven
2008 Widnes Vikings
2010–11 Barrow Raiders
2011 Dewsbury Rams
Total105917070
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–09 Scotland 92008
Source: [2] [3]

Richard Fletcher (born 17 May 1981) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a right-footed goal-kicking prop , second-row or loose forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

Contents

He played at representative level for Great Britain (Academy) and Scotland, and at club level in the Super League for Hull F.C. (Heritage No.) and the Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 838), in the Queensland Cup for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers, [4] and in the Championship for Whitehaven, Widnes Vikings, Barrow Raiders and the Dewsbury Rams. [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]

Background

Fletcher was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside.

Playing career

International honours

Fletcher won nine caps for Scotland between 2001 and 2009, scoring two tries. He was forced to rule himself out of the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through personal reasons. [8]

Club career

Fletcher was transferred from the Eastern Suburbs Tigers to Castleford during May 2005. He was later transferred from the Castleford to Whitehaven during February 2007.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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