Leroy Rivett (born 17 December 1976) is an English former professional

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and

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby league (RL) for

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, Bramley (

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( Heritage No. 1027),

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(

), Doncaster Dragons (

) (Heritage No. 874),

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(two spells) ( Heritage No. 1207), Villefranche,

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and

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, as a , and club level rugby union (RU) for

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and

Otley R.U.F.C. Otley Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds, district of West Yorkshire. The club runs two senior teams – the first XV, the Saracens (2nd XV), as well as a full range of junior teams. ...

, as

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Background

Leroy Rivett was born in

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, England.

Playing career

Leroy Rivett's amateur career began for the Leeds side Pendas Panthers (now known as Whinmoor Warriors) for the under-eleven age-group, but he soon moved to play for East Leeds, where he joined numerous other future professionals in a very strong junior team. As this team grew older, it won numerous trophies, most notably the

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National Youth League and National Youth Cup double in 1995. In September 1995, he joined

. Rivett rose to prominence towards the end of the season, helping Leeds reach the

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by scoring two tries in the final eliminator of the

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against St. Helens. He played on the wing for the final in the 10–4 defeat by

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

. Rivett is perhaps best known for his performance for

in the Rugby League

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

Final at

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in 1999 when he grabbed four tries against London Broncos and walked away with the

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as man of the match. Leroy Rivett made his début for

on Friday 19 April 2002, and he played his last match for Warrington Wolves on Saturday 22 June 2002.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Profile at Leeds Rhinos website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivett, Leroy 1976 births Living people Bramley RLFC players Chorley Lynx players Doncaster R.L.F.C. players English rugby league players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players Keighley Cougars players Lance Todd Trophy winners Leeds Rhinos players Leigh Leopards players Otley R.U.F.C. players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league players from Leicestershire Rugby league wingers Rugby union wings Sale Sharks players Rugby union players from Leicester Villefranche XIII Aveyron players Warrington Wolves players