Gary Nolan (rugby league)
Gary Nolan (born 31 May 1966) is an English former rugby league footballer for Hull F.C. Nolan was a substitute, and scored a try in Hull FC's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990-91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on 12 May 1991.[1] He had previously scored the winning try in the semi-final against Leeds, leapt into the air to collect a bomb from Greg Mackey and taking the ball out of the hands of Leeds "star" All-Black full-back John Gallagher.
Nolan had been an amateur with Hull Dockers just six weeks previously. He made his mark in the Old Trafford game after entering as a 48th-minute substitute. He claimed the clinching try in the 14-4 win with just 10 minutes remaining when he stretched out an arm through a tangle of bodies. It was only his fourth first-team appearance and he enjoyed only a short career. As of 2007, he is the manager of a food processing plant in Hull. He now works for ABP in Hull and can be seen stood around most of the time or hanging around the managers office [2]
References
- "Caught in time - Hull win 1991 RL Premiership". timesonline.co.uk. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- "Gary Nolan Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.