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Stuart Fielden
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Stuart Fielden |
| Date of birth |
September 14, 1979 (1979-09-14) (age 28) |
| Place of birth |
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
| Height |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight |
17 st 0 lb (108 kg) |
| Relatives |
Jamie Fielden |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Prop |
| Current club |
Wigan Warriors |
| Number |
8 |
| Youth clubs |
| Years |
Club |
|
Illingworth |
| Senior clubs* |
| Years |
Club |
Apps (points) |
1998 ‐ 06
2006 ‐ |
Bradford
Wigan |
247(172)
29 (8) |
| Representative teams |
2001 ‐ |
England
Great Britain |
25 |
|
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
|
Stuart Fielden (born September 14, 1979 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player. His normal position is prop forward for the Super League side Wigan Warriors in England.
Stuart grew up in the village of Old Town near Hebden Bridge. It wasn't until he was in his teens that he started playing rugby league with Halifax amateur side Illingworth. It was during his time with Illingworth that Bradford signed him.
[edit] Bradford Bulls
Stuart made his Bradford Bulls debut against his hometown club the Halifax Blue Sox in May 1998. His progress since then was nothing short of class and he is now regarded as one of the best props in the world. And i February of 2006 he was regarded as the best prop forward in the world due to his performance in the world club challenge in which he scored two tries and was voted the man of the match. Stuart didn't miss a match for the club in his last two seasons at Bradford and was an automatic choice to lead the Great Britain national rugby league team in the Rugby League Tri-Nations.
In August 2007 he was named in Bradford's team of the Century.
[edit] Wigan Warriors
On 22nd June 2006 Stuart make a shock switch from Bradford Bulls to join his old coach Brain Noble at Wigan Warriors. Wigan and Bradford agreed a transfer fee of £450,000 making it the most expensive cash only transfer of the Super League era. Stuart made his Wigan debut against Warrington Wolves on 23rd June 2006 at the JJB Stadium.
Fielden took part in a boxing match, The Rumble By The Humber, against fellow rugby league player, Lee Radford which raised in excess of £60,000 for former team-mate Steve Prescott. He lost after being stopped in the second round.
Stuart was rested for the 2007 all golds tour to have shoulder surgery. He then picked up a biecep injury in training which delayed his return further. He returned to action aginst the Bradford Bulls as a substitute. Recently Fielden has been under pressure from Wigan fans for lack of form that made him one of the best prop forwards in the world and lack of determination.
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