Derek Pyke
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December quarter 1959[1] Leigh, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org |
Derek Pyke is an English former rugby league footballer who played as a prop for Leigh, Widnes and Oldham. He also played at representative level for Lancashire.
Pyke started his career in rugby union, where he was an England schoolboys international,[2] before switching codes and joining Leigh.
In January 1988, Pyke was signed by Widnes in exchange for former Great Britain captain Harry Pinner and £50,000.[3] He played 66 games for Widnes, and also played in the team that won the 1989 World Club Challenge.
In 1990, Pyke was sold to Oldham for £50,000, but suffered a serious knee injury after playing just a few games for the club. After failing to make a full recovery from the injury, Pyke announced his retirement at the end of the 1990–92 season.[4]
References
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ Irvine, David (10 October 1979). "Victims of the code war". The Guardian. London. p. 25. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 January 1988). "Widnes pull in Pyke". The Guardian. London. p. 27. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Injury forces Pyke to retire". The Guardian. London. 23 May 1991. p. 17. (Subscription required (help)).
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at rugby.widnes.tv
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk