Gary Howard Price (born 28 October 1969) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and

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ed in the 2000s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

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(two spells) (

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), Featherstone Rovers (two spells), and South Sydney Rabbitohs, as a , or , and coached at club level for

(assistant), and Featherstone Rovers.

Playing career

Wakefield Trinity

Price played , in

's 8–11 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1990–91 season at

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on Sunday 23 September 1990, and played , and scored a

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in the 29–16 victory over

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in the

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Final during the 1992–93 season at

on Sunday 18 October 1992.

Featherstone Rovers

Price was signed by Featherstone Rovers in August 1993. During his time at the club, he was usually referred to as "Gary H. Price" to avoid confusion with another Gary Price who played for the club. Price played , in Featherstone Rovers' 22–24 defeat by

in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at

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on 26 September 1998.

International honours

Gary Price won a cap for

while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 as an interchange/ substitute against Papua New Guinea.

References

External links

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Wakefield Trinity V Australia 1990Three Charities benefit from Rugby League Tri athletes
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