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John Dalgreen
GB international rugby league footballer
John Dalgreen (birth registered third ¼ 1955[3]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Halifax (two spells), Warrington and Fulham RLFC, as a hooker.[1]
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| Full name | John Dalgreen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | third ¼ 1955 (age 68–69) Dewsbury, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dalgreen was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4]
Club career
John Dalgreen played hooker in Warrington's 9-4 victory over Widnes in the 1977–78 Players No.6 Trophy Final during the 1977–78 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 January 1978.
In May 1981, he was signed by Fulham RLFC for a fee of £18,000.[5]
International honours
John Dalgreen won his only cap for Great Britain while at Fulham RLFC in the 1982 Ashes series against Australia.[6] During the first half of the game at Wigan's Central Park, Dalgreen was tackled by fiery Kangaroos forward Les Boyd. While on the ground he lashed out with his boot at Boyd, kicking him in the shins. Boyd retaliated by kicking the Lions hooker and was sent off by the French referee Julian Rascagneres. Dalgreen escaped sanction for the incident as the focus was put on Boyd's send-off.
- Open Rugby World XIII: February 1979[7]
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Player Summary: John Dalgreen". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- Winstanley, Jack; Ryding, Malcolm (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook 1975-76. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-362-00223-2.
- "A complete history of the World XIII". Total Rugby League. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- Shaw Cross Sharks → Hall of Fame
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk