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Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bateman continued to play for his hometown club of Maesteg. Putting his education to good use, he now works in the Hematology Department of Swansea's Morriston Hospital but still plays at an amateur level for local club [[Heol y Cyw RFC|Heol-y-Cyw]]. |
Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bateman continued to play for his hometown club of Maesteg. Putting his education to good use, he now works in the Hematology Department of Swansea's Morriston Hospital but still plays at an amateur level for local club [[Heol y Cyw RFC|Heol-y-Cyw]]. |
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==International Honours== |
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Allan Bateman won caps for Wales (RL) while at Warrington, Cronulla, and Bridgend Blue Bulls 1991…2003 14-caps 5(6?)-tries 20(24?)-points.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Leonard_Woodard/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=2008-12-31|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:27, 31 May 2010
Full name | Allan Glen Bateman | ||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 13 st 0 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
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Allan Glen Bateman (born 6 March 1965)[1] is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league player, a dual-code rugby international centre who represented the British Lions at rugby union and Great Britain at rugby league.
Born in Caerau near Maesteg in the north of the Llynfi Valley, Bateman was a precocious rugby talent playing for his Primary and Junior school team, Plasnewydd (coached by David Rogers), and the Maesteg Town team in the 1970s. He excelled at both rugby and soccer, being a very fast sprinter, and also possessing a very large lung capacity which allowed him to recover from physical exertion rapidly. He was an outstanding player for Maesteg Comprehensive School where he was coached by Peter Williams, brother of Wales and British Lions superstar J.J. Williams (also from the Llynfi Valley), and by Wales back row international Gareth Williams. He began his senior rugby career for Maesteg RFC "The Old Parish" at their Llynfi Road ground. As a centre for Neath, Bateman gained four caps for Wales in 1990 before moving to rugby league with Warrington Wolves, but returned after rugby union went professional in 1996 to gain a further 31 Wales caps and one for the British and Irish Lions 1996-2001. In rugby league he played for Wales 13 times and Great Britain twice. He also had a successful spell in Australian rugby league with the Cronulla Sharks. He became known as "The Clamp" in his rugby league days because of the ferocity of his tackling.[2] He follows in a tradition of rugby talents from the Llynfi Valley including Ray "Chico" Hopkins, J.J. Williams and Gwyn Evans.
Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bateman continued to play for his hometown club of Maesteg. Putting his education to good use, he now works in the Hematology Department of Swansea's Morriston Hospital but still plays at an amateur level for local club Heol-y-Cyw.
International Honours
Allan Bateman won caps for Wales (RL) while at Warrington, Cronulla, and Bridgend Blue Bulls 1991…2003 14-caps 5(6?)-tries 20(24?)-points.[3]
References
- ^ Allan Bateman player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Allan Bateman profile sporting-heroes.net
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
External links
- Living people
- 1965 births
- People from Maesteg
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Warrington Wolves players
- Dual code rugby internationals
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
- Northampton Saints players
- Neath RFC players
- Maesteg RFC players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players