Lee Radford
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Lee Radford is an English professional rugby league
footballer with Hull of Super League
. An England representative second-row forward, he previously played for the Bradford Bulls
.
Radford has also represented Great Britain
and England on several occasions in the past. Along with his playing career, he is also the coach of amateur rugby league side East Hull.
He first played for Hull Sharks before moving to Bradford in 1998. Radford currently plays for the English Super League
side, Hull, who he joined for the start of Super League XI in 2006 and was appointed captain for 2007.
Lee Radford took part in a boxing match, the Rumble in the Humber, against fellow rugby league player, Stuart Fielden
which raised £50,000 for Steve Prescott
. He won the fight, stopping Fielden in the second round.
On 6 October 2011 Lee Radford announced his retirement from the game, to take up a 3 year deal as an assistant coach at Hull F.C..
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer with Hull of Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. An England representative second-row forward, he previously played for the Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
.
Radford has also represented Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and England on several occasions in the past. Along with his playing career, he is also the coach of amateur rugby league side East Hull.
He first played for Hull Sharks before moving to Bradford in 1998. Radford currently plays for the English Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
side, Hull, who he joined for the start of Super League XI in 2006 and was appointed captain for 2007.
Lee Radford took part in a boxing match, the Rumble in the Humber, against fellow rugby league player, Stuart Fielden
Stuart Fielden
Stuart Fielden is an English professional rugby league footballer for Wigan of Super League...
which raised £50,000 for Steve Prescott
Steve Prescott
Stephen Prescott MBE , is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.Son of Eric Prescott, a formidable forward with St Helens in the 1970s, Steve Prescott played for St. Helens in the Rugby League Premiership and the Super League, and for Hull and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats...
. He won the fight, stopping Fielden in the second round.
On 6 October 2011 Lee Radford announced his retirement from the game, to take up a 3 year deal as an assistant coach at Hull F.C..