Chris Feather
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Full name | Christopher Feather | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Keighley, West Yorkshire, England | 7 December 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 18 st 0 lb (114 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Feather (born
7 December 1981) is an English former professionalBackground
Feather was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
Rugby career
Chris came through the ranks at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and he made his début in the 2001. He made just 5 substitute appearances in 2001, but in 2002 made 13 starts and 18 at substitute, including an appearance in the Challenge Cup quarter final at Headingley when he scored against the Leeds Rhinos. He was also one of Wakefield’s top performers.
2004-2009
In 2004 he re-joined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on loan for the last two months of the season. He made 8 appearances for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and was one of their top performers in the play-off success, scoring a try against Hull. He returned to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats again in 2005 on loan, making 21 appearances and scoring 1-try in the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats victory over Salford City Reds before returning to Leeds Rhinos at the end of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' season.
Feather joined Leeds Rhinos for the 2003's
Bradford Bulls
Feather signed for Bradford Bulls in August 2006.[4] His contract was for the 2007, 2008, 2009 seasons. Feather broke his ankle in May 2007 and was ruled out for a couple of months. He also suffered two shoulder dislocations, injuries to his back and a neck injury that caused temporarily paralysis in April 2008.[citation needed] At the end of 2008, he was released from his contract by mutual consent, and joined Castleford Tigers on a one-year deal, joining fellow ex-Bradford Bulls player James Evans.[5]
Castleford Tigers
He signed for Castleford Tigers in October 2008. Chris started strong and made a good start for Cas. His performances tailed off towards the end of the season and it is strongly rumoured he will be on his way out of The Jungle for 2010.
Statistics
Club career
Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
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2001 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 5 | - | - | - | - |
2002 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 24 | 6 | - | - |
2003 | Leeds | 26 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
2004 | Leeds | 13 | 12 | 3 | - | - |
2004 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
2005 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 20 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
2006 | Leeds | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
2007 | Bradford Bulls | 16 | - | - | - | - |
2008 | Bradford Bulls | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
2009 | Castleford Tigers | - | - | - | - | - |
09/10 | Villeneuve Leopards |
- | - | - | - | - |
Off the Field
Chris Feather is studying a
Australia
Chris Feather signed on to play with the Wyong Roos in Newcastle during June 2010.[6]
References
- ^ "Player Summary: Chris Feather". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Chris Feather Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Chris Feather Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com". castigersheritage.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Bradford sign Feather from Leeds". BBC News. BBC. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ "Tigers sign Feather from Bradford". BBC News. BBC. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ "New recruit flies in to boost Roos' Cup hopes". express-advocate-wyong.whereilive.com.au. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Chris Feather Player Profile
- Chris Feather MySpace
- Bradford sign Chris Feather[dead link]
- Axe falls on injury-jinxed Feather
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at leedsrugby