Roy Powell (rugby league)

Roy Powell
Personal information
Full name	Roy Colin Powell
Born	30 April 1965; Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	27 December 1998 (aged 33); Rochdale, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Representative
	Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Roy Colin Powell (30 April 1965 – 27 December 1998) born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, Bradford Northern, Featherstone Rovers, Batley and Rochdale Hornets, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 11 or 12, he died in Rochdale.

Powell won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1985 against France (sub), in 1988 against France (2 matches), Australia (sub), Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, in 1989 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1990 against Papua New Guinea (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches) (sub), New Zealand, Australia, and Australia (sub), and in 1991 against France (sub).^[1] He was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour. Powell played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in Leeds' 33-12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988. Powell played Left-Second-row , i.e. number 11, in Leeds' 14-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988, and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in 8-15 defeat by Wigan in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.^[2] Powell played in Batley's victory over Oldham in the 1998–99 Trans-Pennine Cup final. He collapsed and died, at the age of 33, while walking across a field to take part in a training session for Rochdale Hornets on 27 December 1998.^{[citation needed]}

References

Personal information
Full name	Roy Colin Powell
Born	(1965-04-30)30 April 1965 Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	27 December 1998 (aged 33) Rochdale, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1983–??	Leeds
1992–95	Bradford Northern	132
1995–??	Featherstone Rovers
19??–98	Batley
1998	Rochdale Hornets
	Total	132	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1985–91	Great Britain	19	1	0	0	4
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk