Bryan Fletcher (rugby league)

Bryan Fletcher

Personal information
Born	(1974-04-12) 12 April 1974 (age 43) Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–02 Sydney Roosters 135 21 0 0 84 2003–05 South Sydney Rabbitohs 45 15 0 0 60 2006–07 Wigan Warriors 55 13 0 0 52 Total 235 49 0 0 196 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–99 City NSW 2 0 0 0 0 1998–03 New South Wales 14 1 0 0 4 1999–03 Australia 13 6 0 0 24
Source: Rugby League Project, Yesterday's Hero

Bryan Fletcher (born 12 April 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative second-row-forward, he played his club football in Australia with the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs, before a stint in England with Wigan.

Fletcher's junior club was the Paddington Colts in the Eastern Suburbs District Junior Rugby League. He started his top-level career at the Sydney Roosters in the second row in the 1997 ARL season. Despite only 24 National Rugby League appearances, Fletcher was selected for the Australian team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against New Zealand he played at second-row forward in the Kangaroos' 22-20 victory. Over the years Fletcher would gain 13 caps for the Australian national side and also play 14 games for New South Wales in the State of Origin matches.

One of the highlights of Fletcher's Sydney Roosters career was his appearance at second-row forward in the 2000 NRL Grand Final, their first in 20 years. He also helped 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.