Dale Ferguson (rugby league)

Dale Ferguson

Personal information
Nickname	Gyp
Born	(1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2007–11	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	57	12	0	0	48
2011–13	Huddersfield Giants	59	15	0	0	60
2013 (loan)	→ Hull KR	4	1	0	0	4
2014–16	Bradford Bulls	52	13	0	0	52
2017–	Huddersfield Giants	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	172	41	0	0	164
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2010–	Scotland	12	5	0	0	20
2012	England Knights	1	0	0	0	0
As of 2 October 2016

Dale Ferguson (born 13 April 1988) is a professional rugby league footballer for Bradford Bulls of Championship. A Scotland international representative loose or second-row forward, he previously played for the Huddersfield Giants, Hull Kingston Rovers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

Career

On 3 November 2011 The annual RLIF Awards dinner was held at the Tower of London and Ferguson was named Scotland player of the year.^[2]

In February 2013, Hull KR signed Dale on a one-month loan deal. He scored his first try for The Robins in their 44–18 win over the Widnes Vikings on 17 February 2013.

Bradford Bulls

Midway through the 2013 season the Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed Ferguson for the 2014 and 2015 seasons on a two-year deal.

2014

Ferguson missed the pre-season games against Hull FC and Dewsbury Rams due to injury. He did feature in the friendly against Castleford Tigers.

He missed Rounds 1–7 due to injury. Ferguson featured in Round 8 (Salford Red Devils) to Round 9 (Leeds Rhinos) then in Round 15 (Wakefield Wildcats). Dale was injured for Rounds 16–22 but played in Round 23 (Leeds Rhinos) to Round 25 (Castleford Tigers). He featured in Round 4 (Oldham Roughyeds) in the Challenge Cup. He scored against Oldham Roughyeds (1 try).

Even though the Bulls were relegated and will play in the Championship in 2015, Ferguson committed himself to Bradford until the end of the 2016 season.

2015

Ferguson did not feature in any of the pre-season friendlies.

He featured in Round 3 (Featherstone Rovers) to Round 4 (Hunslet Hawks) then in Round 6 (Workington Town) to Round 7 (Halifax RLFC). He also featured in Round 9 (London Broncos) to Round 12 (Whitehaven RLFC). He played in Round 17 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 21 (Sheffield Eagles). Ferguson played in Qualifier 1 (Sheffield Eagles) to Qualifier 6 (Leigh Centurions). Dale played in the £1 Million Game (Wakefield Wildcats). He also featured in the Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Workington Town) to Round 5 (Hull KR). He scored against Hull KR (1 try), Doncaster RLFC (2 tries), Sheffield Eagles (2 tries), Hunslet Hawks (1 try), Wakefield Wildcats (1 try) and Salford Red Devils (1 try).

2016

Ferguson featured in both pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers.

He featured in Round 1 (Featherstone Rovers) to Round 4 (Leigh Centurions) then in Round 6 (Batley Bulldogs). He played in Round 8 (Halifax RLFC) to Round 12 (London Broncos). Dale featured in Round 14 (Sheffield Eagles) to Round 17 (Workington Town) then in Round 22 (Oldham Roughyeds) to Round 23 (Featherstone Rovers). He played in the Championship Shield in Game 5 (Swinton Lions) to the Final (Sheffield Eagles). Ferguson played in the Challenge Cup in the 4th Round (Dewsbury Rams). He scored against Whitehaven RLFC (1 try), Batley Bulldogs (1 try) and Workington Town (2 tries).

At the end of the season Ferguson signed a 2 year deal with Huddersfield Giants.

International career

Ferguson made his Scotland debut in 2010, in a loss to Wales. He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.^[3]

In October and November 2015, Ferguson played in the 2015 European Cup.

References

External links

• Wakefield Wildcats profile
• Wildcats squad: Dale Ferguson