Lee Briers
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | June 14, 1978 | |
| place of birth | St Helens , Merseyside , England | |
| size | 1.82 m | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Crowd half, connector | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| 1997 | St Helens | 7 (52) |
| 1998-2013 | Warrington Wolves | 423 (2247) |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1998-2011 | Wales | 23 (100) |
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As of September 5, 2015 |
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Lee Briers (born June 14, 1978 in St Helens ) is a former Welsh rugby league player . He played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League and for the Welsh national team.
St Helens
In 1997 Brier began playing professional rugby at St Helens after playing for the club as a youth. He replaced the injured Bobbie Goulding in his first games and made it to the Challenge Cup final with them. Although he had been named Man of the Match in the semifinals against Salford , he was relegated to the bench after Goulding's return, which is why he could not participate in the final.
In 1998 he joined the Warrington Wolves for £ 65,000.
Warrington
In his first year at Warrington, he was nominated for the Young Player of the Year Award for his performance. In 2002 he set a Super League record when he kicked five drop goals in a game against Halifax. He became one of the main playmakers and was named captain in 2003.
In 2010 he won the Challenge Cup with Warrington and received the Lance Todd Trophy as an MVP .
In 2011 he broke a number of club records, including becoming the player with the most points. He broke it during a Challenge Cup game against Swinton, which Warrington won 112-0, in which he also scored 44 points (3 tries and 16 raises / penalties), breaking his own record for points in a game he did Had set up against York 11 years earlier.
In 2012 he won the Challenge Cup again with Warrington.
In 2013, he suffered a neck injury during a Super League game against Wigan, which caused him to miss the next 13 games. His first game after this break was a game against Salford in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup, in which he put a try.
In November 2013, Briers announced his retirement due to the consequences of his neck injury. Shortly before, he had published his autobiography, Off the Cuff .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/8938067.stm
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-league/24874806
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Briers, Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh rugby league player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St Helens , England |