Ricky Bibey
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| Full name | Richard Bibey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1981 Leigh, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricky Bibey (born February 9, 1981 in Leigh) is an English rugby league footballer of the 2000s an 2010s, playing at representative level for England 'A', and at club level for Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions (three times), St. Helens, Oldham Roughyeds, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a Prop, or Second-row. He was forced to retire in May 2012 as a result of an achilles tendon injury.[1]
Bibey is one of the few players to win a Challenge Cup as both a Wigan Warriors and a St. Helens players as part of Wigan's 2002 Challenge Cup-winning squad and then in Saints' 2004 side. Bibey was also a member of the Leigh Centurions side that won the Northern Rail Cup in 2006 but was injured when the Centurions won the same competition again in 2011.
References
- ^ "Injury Forces Bibey To Retire". leighreporter.co.uk. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.