Gary Connolly
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gary Connolly | |
| Date of birth | 22 June 1971 | |
| Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre / Full-back | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Blackbrook ARL | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1988 ‐ 93 1992 ‐ 04 1993 1996 2001 ‐ 02 2003 ‐ 04 2005 2005 ‐ 06 |
St Helens Wigan Canterbury Bulldogs Harlequins RU Orrell RU Leeds Rhinos Widnes Vikings Munster |
133 (184) 309 (546) 15 (20) 30 (28) 20 (18) |
| Representative teams | ||
| Great Britain England Ireland  Lancashire |
31 (4) 4 (12) 1 (0) 2 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Gary Connolly (born in England) was a rugby league full back who later played at centre for the St. Helens, Canterbury Bulldogs, Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos and for the Great Britain national side. In the twilight of his career, he played rugby union for Irish side Munster Rugby.
Connolly was a dependable centre capable of a quick turn of step and strong defence. His talent was evident from an early age. At just 17, he appeared in St. Helens' ill fated defeat to their arch rivals at Wembley in 1989 on the back of some impressive performances.
His move to rivals, Wigan in 1992 was a controversial one and many St. Helens followers labelled him 'judas' for a spell. Nevertheless Connolly was a member of the successful Wigan team of the mid 90's. Connolly was regarded as one of the premier British centres of his generation and appeared 31 times for the national side excelling in the defensive side of the game, although his try scoring record was very modest at this level.
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