Russ Walker (rugby league)
English RL coach and former rugby league footballer
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Russ Walker (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional rugby League footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, playing for Barrow and Hull FC, as a prop or second-row.[3]
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| Full name | Russ Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1962 Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Barrow
Russ Walker was a tough tackler who combined his career with a job as a milkman, retired from rugby, he now works in the petrochemical industry in Barrow-in-Furness.[3]
Hull FC
Walker was signed by Hull in January 1990 for a fee of £25,000.[4] He played second-row, and scored a try in Hull FC's 14–4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.[3]
