Gary Price (born 9 March 1961) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and Great Britain (Under-18s) British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) (Under-18s), and at club level for Castleford Juniors ARLFC,

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and Featherstone Rovers, as a .

Background

Gary Price was born in

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...

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, England.

Playing career

Featherstone Rovers

Price was signed by Featherstone Rovers in August 1989. He made his début for the club on 17 September 1989. Price played , in Featherstone Rovers' 14–20 defeat by

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...

in the

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Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley,

on Sunday 5 November 1989, in front of a crowd of 12,607. From 1993 onwards, he was usually referred to as "Gary S. Price", or by his nickname "Slugger", to avoid confusion with another second-rower signed by Rovers, who was also named Gary Price.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Gary 1961 births Living people English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league players from Castleford Rugby league second-rows York Wasps players