Stuart Donlan

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Stuart Donlan
Personal information
Born (1978-08-29) 29 August 1978
Leigh, England
Playing information
Position Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–99 Leigh Centurions
2001–03 Halifax 68 23 0 0 92
2004–06 Huddersfield Giants 64 15 0 0 60
2007–08 Castleford Tigers 50 28 0 0 112
2009–11 Leigh Centurions 25 10 0 0 40
Total 207 76 0 0 304
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 Lancashire 2
Source: Rugby League Project

Stuart Donlan (born (1978-08-29) 29 August 1978 1978 in Leigh) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s and is the current assistant coach at Super League club Castleford Tigers. A Lancashire representative backline player, he previously played for English Super League sides, Huddersfield Giants and Castleford Tigers. Donlan began his career with hometown club Leigh Centurions in 1997 before finishing his career with Leigh in 2011.

Stuart's father Steve Donlan was also a former professional rugby league player who played for Great Britain and was a member of the Leigh team that won the Rugby Football League Championship at the end of the 1981/1982 season. Donlan played for Huddersfield in the 2006 Challenge Cup final on the wing but the Giants lost 12-42 against St Helens RFC. Having spent the final three years of his career with Leigh, Donlan became the assistant coach to Ian Millward at Castleford Tigers, one of Donlan's former clubs, after the pair previously worked together at Leigh ahead of the 2012 Super League season.

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