Richard_Goddard_(rugby_league)

Richard Goddard (rugby league)

Richard Goddard (rugby league)

England international rugby league footballer

For the rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s, see Dicky Goddard.

Richard Goddard (born 28 April 1974) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Castleford Tigers, York Wasps and Sheffield Eagles, as a centre.[1]

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Playing career

Wakefield Trinity

Goddard is the youngest player to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16-years 3-months and 29-days in 1990. [citation needed]

Goddard played as a substitute in Wakefield Trinity's 29–16 victory over Sheffield Eagles in the 1992–93 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 18 October 1992.[3]

Castleford

In 1994, Goddard was signed by Castleford, with the transfer fee of £75,000 being set by a tribunal.[4]

International honours

Goddard won a cap for England while at Castleford Tigers in 1995 against France.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  4. [4]
    "Cas deals". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 27 July 1994. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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