Tony Marchant (rugby league)

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Tony Marchant
Personal information
Born (1962-12-22) 22 December 1962
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–89 Castleford 257 98 0 0 374
1986 Wynnum-Manly ? ? ? ? ?
1989–94 Bradford Northern
1994–95 Dewsbury
1995–96 Castleford 9 3 12
Total
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–88 Yorkshire 4 4 0 0 12
1986 Great Britain 3 2 0 0 8
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Tony Marchant (born 22 December 1962) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford (twice), Bradford Northern, and Dewsbury, as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.

Playing career

Marchant won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1986 against France, and Australia (2 matches).[1]

In 1986 Marchant played a handful of games for Brisbane Rugby League club, Wynnum-Manly Seagulls, who won the premiership that year.[2]

Marchant won caps for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing Centre, i.e. number 4 and scoring 1-try in the 26-14 victory over Lancashire at Leeds' stadium on 17 September 1986, playing Centre, i.e. number 3 and scoring 1-try, in the 16-10 victory over Lancashire at Wigan's stadium on 16 September 1987, playing Centre, i.e. number 3 and scoring 1-try in the 28-4 victory over Papua New Guinea at Leeds' stadium on 27 October 1987, and playing Centre, i.e. number 4 and scoring 1-try in the 24-14 victory over Lancashire at Leeds' stadium on 21 September 1988.[3]

Tony Marchant played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford’s 15-14 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1986 Challenge Cup final during the 1985–86 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1986.[4]

Tony Marchant played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford's 2-13 defeat by Hull in the 1983 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1983–84 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1983, played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 2-tries in the 18-22 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1985 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 27 October 1985, played Centre, i.e. number 3, in the 31-24 victory over Hull in the 1986 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1986–87 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 11 October 1986, played Centre, i.e. number 3, in the 12-12 draw with Bradford Northern in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1987–88 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1987, played Centre, i.e. number 3, in the 2-11 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup final replay during the 1987–88 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1987, and played Centre, i.e. number 3, in the 12-33 defeat by Leeds in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988.

Tony Marchant played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Phil Hellewell on 41-minutes) in Bradford Northern's 2-12 defeat by Warrington in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991, and played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in the 15-8 defeat by Wigan in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "About Us". wynnumseagulls.com.au. Wynnum Manly Seagulls. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sat 3rd May 1986 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 82,134". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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