David Woods (rugby league, born 1970)

David Woods (born 10 March 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Country New South Wales, and at club level for the Parramatta Eels (Heritage № 473), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1044), the Penrith Panthers (Heritage № 396) and Halifax (Heritage № 1160).[1][2]

David Woods
Personal information
Full nameDavid Woods
Born (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970 (age 54)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–97 Parramatta Eels 97 25 0 0 100
1993–94 Wakefield Trinity 18 6 0 0 24
1998–01 Penrith Panthers 63 17 0 0 68
2002 Halifax 23 9 0 0 36
Total 201 57 0 0 228
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–96 Country NSW 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Playing career edit

Woods began his career with Parramatta in 1989, making his first grade debut against Manly-Warringah. Woods played for Parramatta at a time when most of the club's star players had retired or were coming towards the end of their careers. In 1993, Woods joined Wakefield in England and played there during the off season before returning to Parramatta. In 1997, Woods only made 5 appearances for The Eels and left at the end of the season. He was later made a life member at the club. In 1998, Woods joined Penrith and spent 4 years at the club before leaving and returning to England once again to play for Halifax. Woods spent one season with Halifax before retiring from rugby league at the end of 2002.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Eels batter their fans gold and blue".
  4. ^ "Parramatta National Rugby League Life Members". Parramatta Eels.