Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 28th December, 1960
- Current Age
- 63 years and 140 days
Biography
Brother of Brett French made 10 State of Origin appearances while playing for Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane competition in 1985-86 and again after moving to Norths in 1987. The second rower, who was man-of-the-match in the third interstate game in 1985, also had stints with Castleford (scoring a club record 5 tries in a Challenge Cup match against Hunslet in February 1986) and Doncaster in England.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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Midweek Cup | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
English Championship | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 6 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 71 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 38.03% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
UK Second Division | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Brisbane Firsts | 1984-86 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
QLD | 1985-87 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Overall | 1984-1987 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38.46% | List | |||
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NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
North Sydney | NSWRL 1987 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.91% | List | |||
North Sydney | NSWRL 1988 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 38.10% | List | |||
North Sydney | NSWRL 1989 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25.00% | List | |||
North Sydney | NSWRL 1990 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
North Sydney | 1987-90 | 71 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 38.03% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Castleford | 1985/86 | 20 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Doncaster | 1990/91 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 57.69% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Castleford | 1985 | 20 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Doncaster | 1990 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 57.69% | List | |||
Overall | 1985-1991 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 54.35% | List |
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
Your Say
01/08/2017
I was lucky to play with Ian at Cas, a super guy.
11/05/2020
Played with Ian from School Days at Iona College Brisbane before he left for Wynnum North High also fortunate to play with Ian at Wynnum Manly Juniours from 73-78 before moving into seniors , Ian was a natural and was always destined for High level , played some games against him as well with him at First Grade Level in BRL , Champion player and all round nice guy , did plenty surfing together as Teenagers with bunch of mates as well
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