Stanley Gene

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Stanley Gene
fullname = Stanley Gene


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position = Stand Off
Hooker
Loose Forward
currentclub = leagueicon|Hull KR|size=16 Hull KR
clubnumber = 14
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|5|11
placeofbirth = flagicon|Papua New GuineaGoroka
countryofbirth = Papua New Guinea
height = 5 ft 5 in
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club1 = leagueicon|Hull KR|size=16 Hull KR
year1start = 1996
year1end = 2000
appearances1 = 111
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points1 = 94
club2 = leagueicon|Hull FC|size=16 Hull
year2start = 2000
year2end = 2002
appearances2 = 41
tries2 = 14
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points2 = 56
club3 = leagueicon|Huddersfield|size=16 Huddersfield Giants
year3start = 2002
year3end = 2005
appearances3 = 69
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points3 = 22
club4 = leagueicon|Bradford|size=16 Bradford Bulls
year4start = 2006
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tries4 = 7
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points4 = 28
club5 = leagueicon|Hull KR|size=16 Hull KR
year5start = 2007
year5end = present
appearances5 = 43
tries5 = 8
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points5 = 32
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Stanley Gene (born 11 May, 1974) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player. He plays half back/loose forward/hooker. He played for Hull KR for several years before moving to the Huddersfield Giants. He left the Giants at the end of the 2005 season and moved to Bradford Bulls. In the 2007 season he started playing for Hull Kingston Rovers, the team that first gave him his break in English professional rugby. There is also a lot of controversy over the actual age of Stanley Gene, with many believing the official age published by his clubs to be incorrect. Reports of his age vary between the sublime and the ridiculous, with most stating he is between 32 and 58 years old.

Pronunciation of his name

Most people in England, including the Sky Sports commentary team, call him Stanley Gene (as in Jean) however it is actually pronounced "Gennay".

"When I first arrived in England people called me Gene (Jean) and I thought it sounded quite posh, so I got used to it, but it is Gene (Gennay), that's how it is pronounced back home." - Stanley Gene, April 2004Fact|date=March 2007

Hull KR

Played for Hull KR between 1996-2000 scoring 94 Tries in 111 matches, and re-signed for them for their debut season in Super League in 2007.

Huddersfield Giants

Signed for The Giants in 2002,and was instrumental in their promotion back into Super League that year. He went on to make the OPTA stats dream team in 2003,and enjoyed some of his best years at the Giants.

Bradford Bulls

Moved to the Bulls for the 2006 Season. He was released to Hull KR after an injury plagued year.

PNG

He has been named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/03/png-name-preliminary-squad.aspx|title=PNG name preliminary squad|publisher=RLWC.com|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-06]

References

External links

* [http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_squad_full.asp?SquadID=71 Stanley Gene Official Player Profile]