Dean Busby

Dean Trevor Busby^[4][5] (born 1 February 1973) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Wales and at club level for Hull FC (two spells), St Helens, and the Warrington Wolves, as a prop, second-row, or loose forward.^[1][6]

Dean Busby

Personal information
Full name	Dean Trevor Busby
Born	(1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 51) Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–95 Hull FC 58+32 19 0 0 76 1995–98 St Helens 18+10 3 0 0 12 1998 Hull FC 8+6 0 0 0 0 1999–02 Warrington Wolves 40+38 7 0 0 28 2003 Hull KR 6+4 1 0 0 4 Total 220 30 0 0 120 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1991–92 Great Britain U-21 3 0 0 0 0 1992 England 1 0 0 0 0 1998–01 Wales 6 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Dean Busby was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Hull FC

Dean Busby played loose forward in Hull FC's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the 1990–91 Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.^[7]

St Helens

Dean Busby played loose forward in St. Helens' 16-25 defeat by Wigan in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1995–96 at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996.^[8]

Dean Busby played during St. Helens' victory in 1996's Super League I.

Warrington

Dean Busby made his début for the Warrington Wolves on Sunday, 14 February 1999, and he played his last match for the Warrington Wolves on Sunday, 8 September 2002.

International honours

Dean Busby won 8-caps for Great Britain Under-21s, 1 cap for England against Wales in 1992.^[2] He won caps for Wales while at Hull in 1998 against England, while at Warrington in 2000 against South Africa, in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Cook Islands, Lebanon, and Papua New Guinea, and 2001 against England.^[1]

Dean Busby played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, and the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "Player Summary: Dean Busby". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
4. Rothmans RL Yearbooks
5. Gillettet RL Yearbook
6. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
7. "Caught in time - Hull win 1991 RL Premiership". The Times. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.^{[dead link]}
8. "13th January 1996: St Helens 16 Wigan 25 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• Profile at saints.org.uk
• Warrington's World Cup heroes – Dean Busby
• Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk Archived 8 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Seatch for "Dean Busby" AND "Rugby League" at BBC – Sport
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• (archived by web.archive.org) Stats – Past Players – B at hullfc.com
• (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com