Terry Newton
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Full name | Terry Anthony Newton[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | 7 November 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 September 2010[2] Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | (aged 31)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Newton (7 November 1978 – 26 September 2010) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.[2] He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for the Leeds Rhinos (Heritage No. 1278),[3][6] the Wigan Warriors (Heritage No. 931),[7] Bradford Bulls (Heritage No. ) and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage No. 1275), and was one of a handful of players to feature in each of the first 15 seasons of Super League.[3] In February 2010, he was given a two-year ban after being one of the first sportsmen to have tested positive for human growth hormone. He was found hanged in his home seven months later.
Playing career
Leeds Rhinos
Newton joined the
Wigan Warriors
Newton joined the
Bradford Bulls
Newton moved to the Bradford Bulls for the start of the 2006 season as part of a swap deal involving
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
On 22 February 2010 Newton was banned for two years by the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) after failing a drug test on 24 November 2009.
Death
On 26 September 2010, Newton was found hanged in a house on Harswell Close
Statistics
Club career
Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
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1998 | Leeds Rhinos | 14 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
1999 | Leeds Rhinos | 25 | 8 | 2 | – | – |
2000 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 48 | 12 | – | – |
2001 | Wigan Warriors | 31 | 60 | 15 | – | – |
2002 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 32 | 8 | – | – |
2003 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 16 | 4 | – | – |
2004 | Wigan Warriors | 24 | 56 | 14 | – | – |
2005 | Wigan Warriors | 26 | 36 | 9 | – | – |
2006 | Bradford Bulls | 20 | 20 | 5 | – | – |
2007 | Bradford Bulls | 23 | 36 | 9 | – | – |
2008 | Bradford Bulls | 10 | 12 | 3 | – | – |
Representative career
Year | Team | Matches | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
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1999 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2001 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2004 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2006 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ Companies House
- ^ a b c d "Former GB rugby league star Terry Newton found dead". BBC Online. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Biography at therhinos.co.uk". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Wildcats close on Newton signing
- ^ Wakefield cancel Terry Newton's contract after drug ban
- ^ a b "Hanged rugby league player Terry Newton had taken drugs". BBC News. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Former Great Britain hooker Terry Newton found dead". The Guardian. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
External links
- Stats at Rugby League Record Keepers' Club
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Bradford profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) 2001 Ashes profile
- Newton looking to hit Hull early