Nick Fozzard

Nick Fozzard (born 22 July 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for the Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, Warrington Wolves, St Helens, Hull Kingston Rovers, Castleford Tigers, and in the Championship for the Dewsbury Rams.[2][3]

Nick Fozzard
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Fozzard
Born (1977-07-22) 22 July 1977
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
PositionSecond-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–97 Leeds Rhinos 46 5 0 0 20
1998–00 Huddersfield Giants 32 2 0 0 8
2002–03 Warrington Wolves 54 2 0 0 8
2004–08 St Helens 125 9 0 0 36
2008–09 Hull Kingston Rovers 22 1 0 0 4
2010 St Helens 19 1 0 0 4
2011 Castleford Tigers 19 0 0 0 0
2012 Dewsbury Rams 2 0 0 0 0
Total 319 20 0 0 80
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
2005 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Career
Fozzard about to tackle Zeb Luisi against Harlequins RL at the Twickenham Stoop

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Fozzard started his career with Leeds, and went on to play for Huddersfield Giants and Warrington Wolves before joining St Helens in 2004.

As 2006 Super League champions, St Helens faced 2006 NRL Premiers the Brisbane Broncos in the 2007 World Club Challenge. Fozzard played as a prop in St. Helens' 18–14 victory. He was selected in the 2007 Super League Dream Team. During his spell with St. Helens he won numerous honours, including the World Club Challenge and the Challenge Cup. He also played in 2008's Super League XIII Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos.[4]

On 19 September 2008 Fozzard signed for Hull Kingston Rovers for the 2009 Super League campaign.

It was confirmed on 20 September 2009, that Fozzard would return to St. Helens after being released by Hull Kingston Rovers on the final year of his contract.[5] Following a poor start to the 2010 season, Fozzard was dropped by coach Mick Potter.

Fozzard joined Castleford Tigers on a one-year deal on 16 September 2010. He retired in 2012 due to a serious shoulder injury.[6]

References
  1. "Sky sports Nick Fozzard". skysports.com. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "2008 Grand Final". BBC. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  5. "Fozzard returns to Saints". superleague.com. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  6. "Ex-Great Britain forward Nick Fozzard retires from rugby league". BBC. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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