Alan Hunte
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Full name | Alan Christopher Hunte[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 11 July 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 4 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Christopher Hunte (born 11 July 1970) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played between 1989 and 2003. He played rugby league (RL) at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1009), St. Helens, Hull FC, Warrington Wolves and Salford City Reds as a three-quarter,[2] and club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypridd RFC.
Background[]
Alan Hunte was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career[]
Alan Hunte made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1989, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1988–89 season
Hunte was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, and would play for the Lions in the 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final at Wembley in October, though unfortunately it was his dropped ball which led to débuting Australian centre Steve Renouf scoring the only (and winning) try of the match. He played for St Helens from the interchange bench in their 1996 Challenge Cup Final victory over Bradford Bulls.[6]
Hunte played right wing, i.e. number 2, in St. Helens' 4–5 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 18 October 1992.[7]
Hull paid £250,000[8] for Alan Hunte when he moved from St Helens in 1997 as part of a deal that also included Steve Prescott and Simon Booth, based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £430,400 in 2013.[9]
Hunte, together with Anthony Sullivan was the 1997 St Helens season's top try scorer.
In the 1997 post season, Hunte was selected to play for Great Britain on the wing in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.[3][4] His speed was shown in the third test when he ran down Aussie speedster Andrew Ettingshausen over a 70m run after giving him a 10m start.
Hunte later moved to Warrington Wolves and Salford City Reds.
Hunte also switched codes to Rugby Union, joining Pontypridd RFC in 2000 in a blaze of publicity. Hunte's career at Pontypridd was short lived, however, as he struggled to come to grips with the vagaries of the Union code.[10]
Coaching career[]
Hunte currently works within the coaching setup at Salford Red Devils as Head of Youth Development.
He took over as caretaker head coach in 2013 when Phil Veivers was sacked.
Genealogical information[]
Alan Hunte is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Wakefield Trinity, , and Vera Hunte (née Holloway) (birth registered during first ¼ 1943 (age 78–79) in Pontefract district), whose marriage was registered during first ¼ 1969 in Pontefract district, and he is the older brother of Alison Justine Hunte (birth registered during first ¼ 1973 (age 48–49) in Wakefield district). Father to Morgan, Eden, and Paige.
References[]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
- ^ "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Offiah hails arrival of Fielden". BBC. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Profile at ponty.net". ponty.net. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links[]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile reds.co.uk
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at ponty.net
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. coaches
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Footballers who switched code
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Hull F.C. players
- Pontypridd RFC players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Wakefield
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union players from Wakefield
- Salford Red Devils coaches
- Salford Red Devils players
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Wakefield Trinity players
- Warrington Wolves players