- Garry Schofield
, with 46 appearances.
Within a year of entering the professional game with
Hull FC , Schofield was a full British lion, making his debut as an 18-year-old on the 1984 tour ofAustralia .In 1985 Schofield re-wrote the record books by scoring four tries as Great Britain beat New Zealand in a test series at
Central Park, Wigan .After spending 1986 playing in Australia for the
Balmain Tigers and gaining the rare distinction for a British footballer of becoming the season's top try-scorer, Schofield moved from Hull FC to his home town club Leeds in 1987. In 1990, as vice-captain, he was outstanding in Great Britain's series triumph in New Zealand and then in the famous victory over Australia atWembley .Schofield joined Huddersfield in 1996, and retired in 1998 after spending the season at Bramley.
In March 2001, Schofield's Autobiography, "Tries the Limit" was published.
He can currently be seen on the
BBC 's Super League show and can be heard as an expert on BBC Radio Leeds.External links
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Garry_Schofield.html Garry Schofield stats at rugbyleagueproject.com]
* [http://www.narlvi.co.uk/garryschofield.html Garry Schofield at The National Archive of Rugby League Video Interviews]
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