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1612:Categories
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704:Lancashire
655:Lancashire
633:Background
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110:Scrum-half
57:1867-11-25
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1520:(1998–99)
1514:(1997–98)
1496:(1994–97)
1484:(1991–94)
1472:(1988–91)
1466:(1987–88)
1456:(1984–87)
1438:(1983–84)
1432:(1981–83)
1426:(1979–80)
1414:(1977–78)
1402:(1974–76)
1396:(196?-??)
1390:(196?-??)
1384:(195?-??)
1378:(1897–99)
1070:"Dickie"
963:1 January
937:1 January
887:1 January
865:1 January
843:1 January
818:1 January
696:Yorkshire
619:stand-off
579:Yorkshire
276:Stand-off
220:Yorkshire
87:, England
70:, England
1412:Dave Cox
1312:forwards
789:Bradford
643:Bradford
551:Source:
328:189?–97
272:Position
106:Position
68:Bradford
1598:(2024-)
750:Hunslet
676:England
617:, as a
603:captain
585:, as a
575:England
571:coached
240:England
1592:(2023)
1580:(2021)
1544:(2005)
1532:(2002)
1508:(1997)
1502:(1997)
1490:(1994)
1478:(1991)
1462:&
1450:(1984)
1444:(1984)
1420:(1979)
1408:(1977)
1289:Coach:
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773:Oldham
746:Oldham
651:Oldham
629:club.
595:Oldham
530:Oldham
404:Years
379:Total
332:Oldham
295:Years
278:,
183:Years
125:Years
85:Oldham
742:coach
725:Leeds
621:, or
615:Leeds
480:Years
474:Club
407:Team
356:Leeds
352:1899
298:Team
290:Club
236:1892
186:Team
128:Team
120:Club
965:2012
939:2020
908:ISBN
889:2012
867:2012
845:2018
820:2018
779:Note
754:1899
702:for
700:caps
694:for
692:caps
674:for
577:and
485:Team
75:Died
51:Born
1156:(c)
763:at
752:in
744:in
672:cap
601:) (
491:Gms
448:≥1
445:≥2
411:Pld
394:43
382:60
347:43
336:60
302:Pld
190:Pld
132:Pld
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1274:15
1260:14
1246:13
1232:12
1218:11
1204:10
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828:^
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767:,
727:.
653:,
519:W%
426:FG
391:0
388:8
385:5
372:0
369:0
366:0
363:0
360:0
342:8
339:5
317:FG
256:0
253:0
250:0
247:0
244:1
205:FG
147:FG
1359:e
1352:t
1345:v
1318:/
1190:9
1176:8
1161:7
1144:6
1130:5
1116:4
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1088:2
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