Jump to content

Lee Doran

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Librarian from Liberia (talk | contribs) at 00:59, 22 November 2020 (removed Category:Sportspeople from Wigan; added Category:Rugby league players from Wigan using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lee Doran
Personal information
Born (1981-12-23) 23 December 1981 (age 42)
Wigan, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–04 Oldham 95+17 30 0 0 120
2005–06 Rochdale Hornets 53 10 0 0 40
2007 Widnes Vikings 23+9 5 0 0 20
2008 Leigh Centurions 27 10 0 0 40
2009–10 Widnes Vikings 52 13 0 0 52
2011–14 Whitehaven 96 17 0 0 68
Total 372 85 0 0 340
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–7 Ireland 11 0 0
Source: [2][3]
As of 7 September 2014

Lee Doran (born 23 December 1981) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage №), the Rochdale Hornets, in National League One for the Widnes Vikings (Heritage №) (two spells), for the Leigh Centurions (Heritage № 1299) and Whitehaven, as a centre, second-row or loose forward.[2][3]

Background

Lee Doran was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, he has Irish ancestors, and eligible to play for Ireland due to the grandparent rule.[citation needed]

Playing career

Lee Doran won the Rochdale Hornets’ 'Player of the Year' award in 2005, and was noted for his ability to break a tackle and his defence was also highly regarded,[4] he scored two tries in 22 games for Widnes Vikings in 2007,[5] he was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[6] and the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sky Sports Lee Doran Player Details". web page. BSkyB. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Lee Doran". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.