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Stuart Fielden

Stuart Fielden
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Fielden playing for Wigan in 2008
Personal information
Born (1979-09-14) 14 September 1979 (age 37)
Halifax, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 17 st (110 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–06 Bradford Bulls 224 43 0 0 172
2006–12 Wigan Warriors 139 3 0 0 12
2013 Huddersfield Giants 9 0 0 0 0
Total 372 46 0 0 184
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–08 England 10 0 0 0 0
2001–06 Great Britain 25 2 0 0 8
Yorkshire
As of 1 September 2013
Source: Rugby League Project

Stuart Fielden (born 14 September 1979 in Halifax) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. He was formerly an assistant coach for the Huddersfield Giants of Super League and now is a Personal trainer of Fielden Fitness in Leeds. A Great Britain national representative forward, he played his club rugby for Bradford Bulls with whom he won the 2001, 2003 and 2005 Super League Championships , 2000 , 2003 Challenge cups and World club championships in 2002 , 2004, 2006 before he moved to Wigan Warriors for a record transfer fee in 2006, winning the 2010 Super League Championship with them.He then signed with Huddersfield in 2013 but played only a handful of games (9) before injury forced him into retirement. Fielden won 2 individual awards of young player of the year (2000) and International best forward (2005).He was named in 4 super league and 4 International dream teams.

Stuart grew up in the village of Old Town near Hebden Bridge. It was not until he was in his teens that he started playing rugby league with Halifax amateur side Illingworth ARLFC. It was during his time with Illingworth that Bradford signed him.

Stuart made his Bradford Bulls debut against his hometown club Halifax in May 1998. He played for them at front row forward in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to St. Helens. Fielden made rapid progress alongside experienced props Joe Vagana, Brian McDermott and Paul Anderson and was named Super League's young player of the year in 2000


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