Lee Doran

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Lee Doran
Personal information
Full nameLee Robert Doran[1]
Born (1981-12-23) 23 December 1981 (age 42)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
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
2003–07 Ireland 11 0 0
Source: [3][4]

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.[3][4]

Background[edit]

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[edit]

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,[5] he scored two tries in 22 games for Widnes Vikings in 2007,[6] he was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[7] and the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[8]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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