Richard Fletcher (rugby league)

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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.

FullnameRichard Fletcher
Born (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 45)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)[1]
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Richard Fletcher
Personal information
Full nameRichard Fletcher
Born (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 45)
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)[1]
PositionProp, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–04 Hull FC 72 5 0 0 20
2004–05 Eastern Suburbs Tigers
2005–06 Castleford Tigers 33 4 17 0 50
2007–08 Whitehaven 25 14 8 0 72
2008 Widnes Vikings 24 10 9 0 58
2010–11 Barrow Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
2011 Dewsbury Rams
Total 156 33 34 0 200
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–09 Scotland 9 2 0 0 8
Source: [2][3]
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He played at representative level for Great Britain (Academy) and Scotland, and at club level in the Super League for Hull FC and the Castleford Tigers, 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 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]

References

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