Roy Sabine (birth unknown) is an English former

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and professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and

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ed rugby league in the 1970s. He played rugby union (RU) for

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("The Dukes"), as a

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, i.e. number 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a , i.e. number 6, and coached at club level for

. Roy Sabine served as a

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with the

Coaching career

Roy Sabine coached Keighley to the

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Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1975–76 season against St. Helens at

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on Saturday 3 April 1976.Edgar, Harry (2008). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2009 age-61'. Rugby League Journal Publishing.

Honoured at Keighley Cougars

Roy Sabine is a Keighley Cougars Hall of Fame inductee, he was inducted in 1999 alongside Len Ward.

References

External links

Coach statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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