Jason Critchley

Jason Critchley (born 7 December 1970) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played representative rugby league for Great Britain at every age level from under 16's, 19's and 21's. He was also selected for England, Wales and Great Britain on the tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand in 1996.[3] At club level for the Castleford Tigers, Keighley Cougars, Salford City Reds, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Whitehaven and the Widnes Vikings as a wing or centre,[2] and top level club level rugby union for Newport RFC, Leicester Tigers, Manchester (loan), US Dax and De La Salle Palmerston.

Jason Critchley
Personal information
Full nameJason Roy Critchley[1]
Born (1970-12-07) 7 December 1970
St. Helens, England[1]
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–92 Widnes 20 2 0 0 8
1992–95 Salford 95 51 0 0 200
1995–97 Keighley Cougars 49 39 0 0 156
1997–98 Castleford Tigers 39 15 0 0 60
1999 Widnes Vikings 11 3 0 0 12
2000 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 4 0 0 16
2001 Whitehaven 6 0 0 0 0
Total 228 114 0 0 452
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992 England 1 0 0 0 0
1996–01 Wales 8 2 0 0 8
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–99 Newport 8 3 0 0 15
1999–00 Leicester Tigers 2 0 0 0 0
1999–00 → Manchester (loan) 15 6 0 0 30
2000–01 US Dax 14 3 16 0 47
2002–03 De La Salle Palmerston 24 10
Total 63 22 16 0 92
Source: [2][3][4]

Personal Information

Critchley was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Club career

Critchley signed for Widnes Vikings from junior club Blackbrook in August 1989.[5] In 1992, he was sold to Salford as part of an exchange deal for Adrian Hadley.[6] Critchley was Salford's top try scorer in the 1993–94 season with 25 tries.

Critchley joined Keighley Cougars in 1995. In August 1996, he scored six tries for Keighley Cougars in a match against Widnes Vikings, breaking a club record which had stood for 90 years for most tries in a single match.[7]

In May 1997, Critchley was signed by Castleford Tigers in exchange for Adrian Flynn and an undisclosed transfer fee.[8] Castleford were bottom of the Super League, and hadn't won a single game when Critchley first arrived at the club, but he helped the club improve results during the rest of the season, and finished as the club's top try scorer.

In 1998, Critchley switched codes and joined rugby union side Newport.

International career

Critchley was selected for the 1996 Great Britain Lions tour, but did not play in any Test matches.

Critchley won eight caps for Wales while at Keighley, Castleford, and Whitehaven between 1996 and 2001.[2] He played for Wales at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[9]

References
  1. "Jason Critchley". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  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. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Player Summary: Jason Critchley". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-356-17851-6.
  6. "Sport in Brief". The Guardian. London. 4 August 1992. p. 15. ProQuest 187241495.
  7. "Leeds find scoring touch at last". The Guardian. London. 19 August 1996. p. 12. ProQuest 187920731.
  8. Fitzpatrick, Paul (17 May 1997). "Castleford swoop for Critchley the ambitious Cougar". The Guardian. London. p. A9. ProQuest 187976362.
  9. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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