Gerald Dunn

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Ged Dunn
Personal information
Full name Ged Dunn
Nickname Ged
Born Redcar, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–71 Redcar RUFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1971–≤71 Yorkshire ≥1
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
08/1971–≥83 Hull Kingston Rovers 299 181
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974–77 Yorkshire 6 6
1975–77 England 8 4 0 0 12
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1982–95 Hull Kingston Rovers
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Ged Dunn is an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and coach of the 1980s and '90s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Redcar RUFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, playing at Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and at club level has coached for Hull Kingston Rovers.

Playing career

Ged Dunn represented Yorkshire v Ulster in 1969, and was signed by Hull Kingston Rovers from Redcar RUFC in 1971. He made debut for Hull Kingston Rovers in 1971 playing centre, but was moved to the wing to utilise his pace. Prolific try scorer gaining County Honours. Broke Hull Kingston Rovers tries in a season record in 1974 with 42. Is joint record holder for tries in one match scoring 6 in 1974. Was top of Rugby League try scorers also in 1974–75

International honours

Ged Dunn won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1975 against Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, Australia, and Australia, in 1975 against Papua New Guinea, and in 1977 against France.[1]

Testimonial match

Ged Dunn's Testimonial match at Hull Kingston Rovers took place in 1983. Featherstone Rovers coached by Allan Agar and holders of Challenge Cup after beating Hull were opposition

Later life

After retiring as a Rugby League player at Hull Kingston Rovers joined coaching staff promoted in 1986 to Assistant coach to Roger Millward – then George Fairbairn – Ged was a PE teacher at Winifred Holtby School in Kingston upon Hull for over 30 years. He influenced players like Great Britain internationals and Hull players Lee Jackson, Richard Horne and Kirk Yeaman. Dunn also taught and influenced Graeme Horne (Hull) and Ryan Esders (Hull Kingston Rovers). Ged also had a hip replacement in 1998 and retired sometime around 2005.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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