Darren Fleary

Darren Fleary (born 2 December 1972) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coach. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Moldgreen ARLFC, Dewsbury Rams, Keighley Cougars, Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants (captain) and the Leigh Centurions, as a prop or second-row,[2] and has coached at club level for Newsome Panthers ARLFC.[6]

Darren Fleary
Personal information
Full nameDarren Peter Fleary[1]
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972
Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Dewsbury Rams
Keighley Cougars
1997–02 Leeds Rhinos 125 4 0 0 16
2003–04 Huddersfield Giants 51 4 0 0 16
2005 Leigh Centurions 27 2 0 0 8
Total 203 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 England 2 0 0 0 0
1998 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Yorkshire
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Background

Darren Fleary's birth was registered in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Since finishing his playing career "Big Daz" Fleary has been working as a prison officer and devotes a lot of his spare time to training his legs, in particular his calves.

Playing career

International honours

Darren Fleary won caps for England while at Leeds Rhinos in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Australia (sub), Russia, and New Zealand (sub),[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds Rhinos in 1998 against New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub).[4]

Super League Grand Final appearances

Darren Fleary played right-prop in Leeds Rhinos' 4–10 defeat by Wigan Warriors in the 1998 Super League Grand Final during Super League IV at Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday 24 October 1998.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Darren Fleary played in Leeds Rhinos' 52–16 victory over London Broncos in the 1999 Challenge Cup Final during Super League V at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1999, and played left-prop in the 18–24 defeat by Bradford Bulls in the 2000 Challenge Cup Final during Super League VI at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh on Saturday 29 April 2000.

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. Farrell, Mark (31 July 2011). "Newsome Panthers Confirm Darren Fleary as U13 Head Coach". Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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