Darren Rogers (born 6 May 1974) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

(two spells),

Salford City Reds The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...

and the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

, as a or . Rogers also coached Huddersfield Blue Ghosts 2015 Varsity winning side. Darren was a regular try scorer for Castleford but left the club when they got relegated in 2004. He went on to play 2 seasons for Dewsbury Rams.

Background

Rogers was born on 6 May 1974 in

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, England. He played junior

Stanley Rangers Stanley Rangers (founded 1919) is an amateur rugby league club situated in the village of Stanley near Wakefield. They are in Division One of the National Conference League. Players range from 8-years old and receive training in all aspects of ...

before being signed by

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in May 1991.

Playing career

International honours

Darren Rogers won

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s for

while at Castleford in 1999 against France (2 matches), and in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Russia, Fiji, and Ireland.

Career Records

Darren Rogers use to hold the Castleford 'Most Tries In A Season' record, with 23-tries scored in 1999. Darren Rogers scored 206 tries in his career.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Darren 1974 births Living people Castleford Tigers players Dewsbury Rams players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Rugby league players from Wakefield Rugby league centres Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league wingers Salford Red Devils players