Ian Blease
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Full name | Ian Blease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Swinton, Lancashire, England | 1 January 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Blease (born 1 January 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row for Salford and Swinton. He also represented Lancashire on one occasion in 1991.[1]
Playing career
Salford
Born in the Swinton suburb in the city of Salford, Blease joined Salford in 1985 from Folly Lane ARL.[3] He became the team's captain in 1990, and went on to make 252 appearances for the club before moving to Swinton in January 1998.[4]
Blease played as a
In 1996, Blease helped Salford win promotion to the Super League by winning the Division One championship. He also played for Salford at Old Trafford in the 19–6 victory against Keighley Cougars in the 1996 Divisional Premiership.
In 1997, Blease was banned
Representative honours
Blease played one match for Lancashire in September 1991 against Yorkshire at Headingley.[8]
Post-playing career
In 2016, Blease was brought back to the club by Salford's former owner Marwan Koukash as Chief Executive Officer.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Player Summary: Ian Blease". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-356-10944-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.
- ^ "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Rugby League: Blease is banned for life". The Independent. 5 June 1997. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Rugby League: Wigan carpet Cowie". The Independent. 19 June 1997. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ProQuest 187277308.
- ^ "Blease returns to Salford as chief executive". Rugby Football League. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2023.