Stuart Dickens

Stuart Dickens

Personal information
Born	(1980-08-23) 23 August 1980 (age 44)[1] Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–04 Featherstone Rovers 212 20 208 2 498 2005 Salford City Reds 10 1 4 0 12 2005–12 Featherstone Rovers 209 51 424 0 1052 Total 431 72 636 2 1562
Source: [2]

Stuart Dickens is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He spent almost his entire career playing for Featherstone Rovers (captain), primarily as a goal-kicking prop. Dickens also played for Salford City Reds in the Super League after signing for them from Featherstone Rovers where he had been for 9-years. He played nine times that season, in which Salford were relegated, kicking four goals. He remained in this division ever since, opting not to try to regain first-grade action in Super League.[3]

Playing career

Dickens made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 15 March 1998.[4]

First Division Grand Final appearances

Dickens played at prop in Featherstone Rovers' 22–24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at the McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[5]

Testimonial match

Stuart Dickens' benefit season/testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers took place during the 2007 season.^[citation needed]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing in 2012, Dickens joined the coaching staff at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[6]

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers

Stuart Dickens is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.[7]

References

1. "Stuart Dickens". Wakefield Wildcats. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
2. "Rugby League RKC - Player Summary".
3. "rleague.com profile". rleague.com. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
4. Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
5. "First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
6. "Stuart Dickens quits Featherstone for Wakefield coaching job". BBC Sport. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
7. "Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame". pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

External links

• Profile at featherstonerovers.net