David Barends

David Barends
Personal information
Born South Africa
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Dec 1970–≤73 Wakefield Trinity 66 22 0 0 22
≤1 Jan 1978–≥20 Apr 1981 Bradford Northern
1983 York
Total 66 22 0 0 22
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Other Nationalities 2 0 0 6
1979 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

David Barends is a South African professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #770), Bradford Northern, and York, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career

International honours

Dave Barends won caps for Other Nationalities while at Bradford Northern, and York, and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Northern in 1979 against Australia (2 matches).[1]

Rugby League Premiership Final Appearances

Dave Barends played in Bradford Northern’s 17-8 victory over Widnes in the 1977–78 Rugby League Premiership final at Station Road, Swinton on 20 May 1978.

Club career

Dave Barends was recommended to Wakefield Trinity by Ivor Dorrington, and joined in 1970 for a signing-on fee of £1,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £22,910 in 2013),[2] he scored 2-tries on his début against Blackpool Borough at Belle Vue, Wakefield.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Here Are a Few South African Players who Played in the Red,White and Blue in this Era". thenorthstanders.webs.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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