Dale Laughton

Dale Laughton (born 10 October 1970) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Scotland, and at club level for Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield Giants and the Warrington Wolves, as a prop.[3]

Dale Laughton
Personal information
Born (1970-01-10) 10 January 1970
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–99[2] Sheffield Eagles 156 11 0 0 44
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield 25 3 0 0 12
2001 Huddersfield Giants 17 1 0 0 4
2002 Warrington Wolves 18 0 0 0 0
Total 216 15 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–00 Scotland 4 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Great Britain 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4]

Playing career

Laughton played prop in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. That year he was named in the Super League Dream Team.[5] Laughton was selected to travel with the Great Britain team down under for the 1999 Tri-Nations.[3] He later played for the Scotland national team international and played at the 2000 World Cup.

Laughton retired from playing in January 2003, and re-joined Sheffield Eagles in a coaching role.[6]

References
  1. RL World Cup 2000 Media Guide
  2. Rothmans RL Yearbook 1999 by Raymond Fletcher, published by Queen Anne Press, page 109, ISBN 0747275726
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Player Summary: Dale Laughton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. Hadfield, Dave (23 September 1998). "League proposes show in S Africa". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. "Laughton back with Eagles". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2023.


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