David Barends
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | South Africa | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Wing | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Dec 1970–≤73 | Wakefield Trinity | 66 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
≤1 Jan 1978–≥20 Apr 1981 | Bradford Northern | |||||
1983 | York | |||||
Total | 66 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Other Nationalities | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1979 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
David Barends is a South African professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #770), Bradford Northern, and York, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
International honours
Barends won two caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Northern in 1979, both against Australia,[1] and is the only South African-born player to have represented Great Britain.[2] He also represented the Other Nationalities team while at Bradford Northern and York.
Premiership final appearances
Dave Barends played in Bradford Northern’s 17-8 victory over Widnes in the Premiership final during the 1977–78 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 May 1978.
County Cup final appearances
Dave Barends played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Bradford Northern's 18-8 victory over York in the 1978 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1978–79 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 28 October 1978, played Right-Wing, in the 5-10 defeat by Castleford in the 1981 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 October 1981, and played Right-Wing, in the 7-18 defeat by Hull in the 1982 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1981–82 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 2 October 1982.
John Player Trophy final appearances
Dave Barends played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Bradford Northern's 6-0 victory over Widnes in the 1979–80 John Player Trophy final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 5 January 1980.
Club career
Dave Barends was recommended to Wakefield Trinity by the former Wakefield Trinity player from South Africa, Ivor Dorrington, and joined in 1970 for a signing-on fee of £1,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £22,910 in 2013),[3] he scored 2-tries on his début against Blackpool Borough at Belle Vue, Wakefield.[4]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Lush, Peter; Snyders, Hendrik (2015). Tries and Conversions: South African Rugby League Players. London League Publications. ISBN 978-1909885073.
- ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Here Are a Few South African Players who Played in the Red, White and Blue in this Era". thenorthstanders.webs.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- The (South African) Rhinos Move To Hull
- South African and Great Britain Lion Dave Barends Guest of Yorkshire
- Photograph "David Barends dives in" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Dave Barends dives" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "David Barends hands off" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Team photo 1978" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Northern celebrate the Championship win" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "1981 team v. Hull" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "The 1981 squad pictured at Odsal" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Dave Barends About To Touch Down" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Reverse pass from Greenwood" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Northern's victorious players celebrate" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Delighted Northern players with the cup" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Barends Leaps For Glory" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com