Russ Walker (rugby league)

Russ Walker

Personal information
Full name	Russ Walker
Born	(1962-09-01) 1 September 1962 (age 62) Cumbria, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–89 Barrow 109 19 0 0 76 1990–95 Hull FC 154 13 0 0 52 Total 263 32 0 0 128 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–94 Cumbria 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1994–95 Hull FC 16 5 0 11 31
Source: [1]

Russ Walker (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional rugby League footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, playing for Barrow and Hull FC, as a prop or second-row.^[2]

Playing career

Barrow

Russ Walker was a tough tackler who combined his career with a job as a milkman, retired from rugby, he now works in the petrochemical industry in Barrow-in-Furness.^[2]

Hull FC

Walker was signed by Hull in January 1990 for a fee of £25,000.^[3] He played second-row, and scored a try in Hull FC's 14–4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.^[2]

Coaching career

From 1994 to 1995 Walker was joint team coach of Hull FC with Phil Windley.^[4]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Caught in time – Hull win 1991 RL Premiership". The Times. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2011.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Walker is facing a fight for place". Hull Daily Mail. 11 January 1990. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail