Allan Bateman
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| Born | Allan Glen Bateman 6 March 1965 Caerau, Maesteg, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allan Glen Bateman (born 6 March 1965) is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He is a dual-code rugby international centre who represented the British and Irish Lions at rugby union,[2][3] and Great Britain at rugby league.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Born in the village of Caerau two miles north of the town of Maesteg in Cwm Llynfi - the Llynfi Valley - in the county of Glamorgan, Bateman was a precocious rugby talent playing for his Primary and Junior school team, Plasnewydd in Maesteg (coached by David Rogers), and the Maesteg Town team in the 1970s. He excelled at both rugby and soccer, being a very fast sprinter, and also possessing a very large lung capacity which allowed him to recover from physical exertion rapidly. He was an outstanding player for Maesteg Comprehensive School where he was coached by Peter Williams, brother of Wales and British Lions superstar J.J. Williams (also from the Llynfi Valley), and by Wales back row international Gareth Williams. He began his senior rugby career for Maesteg RFC "The Old Parish" at their Llynfi Road ground. As a centre for Neath, Bateman gained four caps for Wales in 1990 before moving to rugby league with Warrington Wolves.
Bateman played right-centre in Warrington's 12-2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991, and played right-centre in the 10-40 defeat by Wigan in the 1994–95 Regal Trophy Final during the 1994–95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995.[4] He returned to rugby union after it went professional in 1996 to gain a further 31 Wales caps and one for the British and Irish Lions in 1997. In rugby league he played for Wales 13 times and Great Britain twice. He also had a successful spell in Australian rugby league with the Cronulla Sharks. During his short stint at Northampton Saints he was a key figure in their Heineken Cup triumph in 2000.[5] He became known as "The Clamp" in his rugby league days because of the ferocity of his tackling.[6] He follows in a tradition of rugby talents from the Llynfi Valley including Windsor Major, Ray Chico Hopkins, J. J. Williams and Gwyn Evans.
Career Record in Rugby Union for Wales: Played 35: Won 22, Lost 13 Test Points: 50 Tries: 10.
Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bateman resumed playing for his hometown club of Maesteg. Putting his education to good use, he worked in the Hematology Department of Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend and for several years continued to play at amateur level for local club Heol-y-Cyw.
International honours
[edit]Allan Bateman won Rugby League caps for Wales while at Warrington, Cronulla, and Bridgend Blue Bulls 1991...2003 14-caps 5(6?)-tries 20(24?)-points.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "28th January 1995: Warrington 10 Wigan 40 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Saints secure historic victory". BBC. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Allan Bateman profile". sporting-heroes.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Warrington’s World Cup heroes - Allan Bateman
- Rugby legend Allan Bateman makes shock playing return 16 years after his Wales retirement… and proves class is permanent
- The new life of Allan Bateman and the truth about being asked to throw a Wales match
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Allan Glen Bateman (born 6 March 1965) is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He is a dual-code rugby international centre who represented the British and Irish Lions at rugby union,[2][3] and Great Britain at rugby league.[1]
Life and career
Born in the village of Caerau two miles north of the town of Maesteg in Cwm Llynfi - the Llynfi Valley - in the county of Glamorgan, Bateman was a precocious rugby talent playing for his Primary and Junior school team, Plasnewydd in Maesteg (coached by David Rogers), and the Maesteg Town team in the 1970s. He excelled at both rugby and soccer, being a very fast sprinter, and also possessing a very large lung capacity which allowed him to recover from physical exertion rapidly. He was an outstanding player for Maesteg Comprehensive School where he was coached by Peter Williams, brother of Wales and British Lions superstar J.J. Williams (also from the Llynfi Valley), and by Wales back row international Gareth Williams. He began his senior rugby career for Maesteg RFC "The Old Parish" at their Llynfi Road ground. As a centre for Neath, Bateman gained four caps for Wales in 1990 before moving to rugby league with Warrington Wolves.
Bateman played right-centre in Warrington's 12-2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991, and played right-centre in the 10-40 defeat by Wigan in the 1994–95 Regal Trophy Final during the 1994–95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995.[4] He returned to rugby union after it went professional in 1996 to gain a further 31 Wales caps and one for the British and Irish Lions in 1997. In rugby league he played for Wales 13 times and Great Britain twice. He also had a successful spell in Australian rugby league with the Cronulla Sharks. During his short stint at Northampton Saints he was a key figure in their Heineken Cup triumph in 2000.[5] He became known as "The Clamp" in his rugby league days because of the ferocity of his tackling.[6] He follows in a tradition of rugby talents from the Llynfi Valley including Windsor Major, Ray Chico Hopkins, J. J. Williams and Gwyn Evans.
Career Record in Rugby Union for Wales: Played 35: Won 22, Lost 13 Test Points: 50 Tries: 10.
Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bateman resumed playing for his hometown club of Maesteg. Putting his education to good use, he worked in the Hematology Department of Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend and for several years continued to play at amateur level for local club Heol-y-Cyw.
International honours
Allan Bateman won Rugby League caps for Wales while at Warrington, Cronulla, and Bridgend Blue Bulls 1991...2003 14-caps 5(6?)-tries 20(24?)-points.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "28th January 1995: Warrington 10 Wigan 40 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Saints secure historic victory". BBC. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Allan Bateman profile". sporting-heroes.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Warrington’s World Cup heroes - Allan Bateman
- Rugby legend Allan Bateman makes shock playing return 16 years after his Wales retirement… and proves class is permanent
- The new life of Allan Bateman and the truth about being asked to throw a Wales match