Tony Fisher (rugby)
Anthony "Tony" Fisher is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s and '90s. A Great Britain and Wales national representative hooker, he played at club level for Bradford Northern (twice), Leeds, and Castleford, during the era of contested scrums. Fisher coached at representative level for South Africa, and at club level for Bramley, Keighley, Doncaster, and Dewsbury.[1]
Fisher started his sporting career playing rugby union Swansea RFC as a Hooker before turning professional and moving north to England. Fisher played at hooker in Leeds' 13-16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1971-72 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1972. Fisher won caps for Wales (RL) while at Bradford in 1970 against England, while at Leeds in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, England, Australia, New Zealand, while at Castleford in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, and New Zealand, and in 1977 against England, and France, and while at ? in 1978 against Australia, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Bradford/Leeds in 1970 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), and Australia (2 matches), while at Leeds in 1971 against France (2 matches), and in 1978 against Australia (2 matches).[2]
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Match programme - Wales vs France (16 Feb 1975)
External links
|
|---|
|
- Coaches: R. Simpson Coach Leslie "Les" Pearce
(5/8), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1975 World Cup.
|
|
