Gary Stephens

Gary Stephens
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–80 Castleford 315 109 0 0 327
1976–77 Manly-Warringah 30 2 0 0 6
1980–84 Wigan 93 15 0 2 50
1984–?? Halifax
Ryedale York
Total 438 126 0 2 383
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–79 Yorkshire 5 1 0 0 3
1979 England 1 0 0 0 0
1979 Great Britain 5 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1988 Ryedale-York
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Gary Stephens is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and coach of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles,[1] Wigan, Halifax, and York, playing at Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7, and at club level has coached for Ryedale-York.

In 1976 Gary Stephens and Manly-Warringah teammate Phil Lowe became the third Englishmen to have played in a NSWRFL Grand Final-winning team.

Gary Stephens won a cap for England while at Castleford in 1979 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1979 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).[2]

Gary Stephens' Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1980.

Gary Stephens played Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7, in Halifax's 19-18 victory over St Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 2 May 1987.

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile - Gary Stephens". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Gary-Stephens_7794.aspx. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Gary_Stephens/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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