| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gary Connolly | |
| Date of birth | 22 June 1971 | |
| Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 ins (1.83 m) | |
| Weight | 14 st 0 lbs (89 kg) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre / Full-back | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Blackbrook ARL | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1988 ‐ 93 1992 ‐ 04 1993 1996 2001 ‐ 02 2003 ‐ 04 2005 2005 ‐ 06 | St Helens Wigan Canterbury Bulldogs Harlequins RU Orrell RU Leeds Rhinos Widnes Vikings Munster | 133 (184) 309 (546) 15 (20) 30 (28) 20 (18) |
| Representative teams | ||
| Great Britain England Ireland Lancashire | 31 (4) 4 (12) 1 (0) 2 (0) | |
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* Professional club appearances and points | ||
Gary Connolly (born in England) was a rugby league full back who later played at centre for the St. Helens,Canterbury Bulldogs, Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos and for the Great Britain national side. In the twilight of his career, he played rugby union for Irish side Munster Rugby. Connolly was a dependable centre capable of a quick turn of step and strong defence. His talent was evident from an early age. At just 17, he appeared in St. Helens' ill fated defeat to their arch rivals at Wembley in 1989 on the back of some impressive performances. His move to rivals, Wigan in 1992 was a controversial one and many St. Helens followers labelled him 'judas' for a spell. Nevertheless Connolly was an integral member of the successful Wigan team of the mid 90's. Connolly was regarded as one of the premier British centres of his generation and appeared 31 times for the national side excelling in the defensive side of the game, although his try scoring record was very modest at this level.
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Denis Betts (c) • John Bentley • Paul Broadbent • Mick Cassidy • Phil Clarke • Gary Connolly • Paul Cook • Shaun Edwards • Andy Farrell • Bobbie Goulding • Karl Harrison • Simon Haughton • Lee Jackson • Chris Joynt • Barrie-Jon Mather • Steve McCurrie • Paul Newlove • Martin Offiah • Nick Pinkney • Andy Platt • Daryl Powell • Kris Radlinski • Jason Robinson • Dean Sampson • Tony Smith • coach Phil Larder |
Gary Connolly is a member of the 2002 Wigan Warriors Challenge Cup winning team | |
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| 1. Kris Radlinski • 2. Brett Dallas • 3. Jamie Ainscough • 4. Gary Connolly • 15. Paul Johnson • 6. Julian O'Neill • 7. Adrian Lam 8. Terry O'Connor • 9. Terry Newton • 10. Craig Smith • 11. Mick Cassidy • 12. David Furner • 13. Andrew Farrell (captain) Substitutes: 21. Ricky Bibey • 5. Brian Carney • 14. David Hodgson • 18. Mark Smith Coach. Stuart Raper |  |
