Cameron Ross Phelps (born 11 February 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He played as a fullback, wing and a centre.

Cameron Phelps
Personal information
Full nameCameron Ross Phelps
Born (1985-02-11) 11 February 1985 (age 39)[1]
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–08 Canterbury Bulldogs 39 12 0 0 48
2008–10 Wigan Warriors 48 16 4 0 72
2011 Hull F.C. 21 3 0 0 12
2012–15 Widnes Vikings 69 23 2 0 96
Total 177 54 6 0 228
Source: [2]
As of 17 January 2019

Playing career edit

Phelps made his first grade debut for Canterbury in 2005 against Manly. Phelps spent 4 years at Canterbury but mainly played in reserve grade. In 2008, Phelps joined English side Wigan.[3]

Phelps was released by Wigan in 2010 and signed for Hull F.C. on 9 February 2011. Phelps made 20 appearances and scoring 3 tries for Hull in the 2011 season but was released from contract.

Phelps signed a two-year Super League contract with Widnes on 20 January 2012. He returned to Australia in 2015. Following in the footsteps of his successful older brother James, who writes for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph and is a novelist, Cameron writes for Mail Online.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Cameron Phelps, Widnes Vikings". Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Cameron Phelps – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  3. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Phil (6 October 2015). "Ex-Warrior Phelps bows out after eight years". Wigan Today. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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