- Bryan Fletcher
:"For Bryan Fletcher, the NFL tight end, see
Bryan J. Fletcher ."Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Bryan Fletcher
fullname = Bryan Fletcher
nickname = Fletch, Filthy Fletcher, Old Man River
image_size = 250px
caption =
country =
position = Second-Row
currentclub =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|4|12
placeofbirth =Sydney, New South Wales
countryofbirth =Australia
height = 6 ft 2 ins(1.88 m)
weight = 16 st 11 lbs (107 kg)
club1 =Sydney Roosters
year1start = 1997 ‐ 02
year1end =
appearances1 = 125
tries1 =
goals1 =
fieldgoals1 =
points1 = 84
club2 = South Sydney
year2start = 2002 ‐ 06
year2end =
appearances2 = 45
tries2 =
goals2 =
fieldgoals2 =
points2 = 60
club3 = Wigan
year3start = 2006 ‐ 07
year3end =
appearances3 = 29
tries3 =
goals3 =
fieldgoals3 =
points3 = 40
teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1998 ‐ 03
yearAend =
appearancesA = 14
triesA =
goalsA =
fieldgoalsA =
pointsA = 4
teamB = Australia
yearBstart = 1999 ‐ 03
yearBend =
appearancesB = 8
triesB =
goalsB =
fieldgoalsB =
pointsB = 4
updated =
source =
new = yesBryan Fletcher (born
April 12 ,1974 in Sydney, NSW) is formerrugby league player.Sydney Roosters & Australia
Bryan started his career at
Sydney Roosters making a total of 125 appearances for the red, white and blue. Fletcher began his career in the second row in 1997 and soon gained a cult hero status in Bondi Junction after some superb appearances for the club. This led to Fletcher being called up to the Kangaroo's squad in 1999 despite only 24 first grade appearances in the NRL. Over the years Fletcher would gain 8 caps for the Australian national side and also play 14 games for NSW in theState of Origin test matches.One of the highlights of Fletcher's career was in the 2000 season when he led the Roosters to there first Grand Final appearance in 20 years as well as helping Australia inflict a humiliating defeat on the New Zealand national team 52-0 as well as a 3-0 whitewash of Queensland in the
State of Origin series.Fletcher achieved even more success in the 2002 season with a Grand Final victory with the Rooster's in what was Fletchers final appearance for the club before moving to rivals the
South Sydney Rabbitohs .South Sydney
In 2002 Fletcher left the Roosters and moved to perennial strugglers the
South Sydney Rabbitohs . Fletcher was soon installed as the club's captain after signing due to his pedigree but that was stripped from him after an altercation on the pitch withParramatta Eels playerDean Widders in which Fletcher made a racially based comment towards Widders.He later apologised for the event, saying: “I apologise unreservedly for comments that I made to Dean Widders in yesterday’s game, “The comments were totally unacceptable and for that I am sorry.
“My actions have set a very poor example for kids who follow Rugby League and these types of comments cannot be tolerated in our game.“cite web
title = Fletcher Apologises Unreservedly for Racial Comments
url = http://www.souths.com.au/fanzone/viewnewsarticle.asp?ArticleID=1161
publisher = South Sydney Rabbitohs News
accessdate = 2007-01-29]Wigan Warriors
Before the scandal that led to Fletcher being stripped of his captaincy, banned for 1 game and fined AUS$10,000 he had agreed to a move to
England to play for Super League outfitWigan Warriors after two years at Souths. Fletcher joined the Wigan club in 2006 in time for the pre season training but was sidelined for the opening four rounds of Super League after needing emergency Bowel Surgery in early January.Fletcher's debut came against
Warrington Wolves on the10 March ,2006 and made an instant impact as a substitute scoring his first try three minutes into his first appearance. He was one of the stalwarts that helped Wigan through one of the most tumultuous times in the clubs history on and off the field in 2006 with the dismissal ofIan Millward as head coach, the low morale within the team and seeing the once feared Wigan club sitting at the bottom of the table. Thanks to Fletcher's impact in the second row and the prop positions Wigan managed the seemingly impossible and survived relegation from the Super League, finishing 7th and just missing a playoff place to local rivalsWarrington Wolves .Fletcher has begun pre season training with Wigan for the 2007 season and played in the clubs first friendly over the weekend against
Huddersfield Giants in which Wigan lost 24-22.Career highlights
*"Junior Club:" Paddington Colts
*"Career Stats:" 170 career games to date scoring 36 triesRepresentative games
*"City:" Played two games for City
*"State Of Origin:" Played 14 games in total for New South Wales
*"International:" Played 8 tests in total including the 2000 World CupNotes
External links
* [http://www.nrl.com/myclub/players.cfm?TeamID=12&PlayerID=217 Bryan Fletcher NRL Player Profile]
* [http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/SOOgame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=134 State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats]
* [http://www.souths.com.au/tradition/viewplayer.asp?PlayerID=34 Bryan Fletcher Souths Profile]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.