Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 14th September, 1969
- Current Age
- 55 years and 6 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1990, New Zealand vs Great Britain 1992, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1993
- Super League
- 1998
- English Championship
- 1986/1987, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Challenge Cup
- 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Premiership Trophy
- 1989/1990, 1991/1992, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Regal Trophy
- 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1992/1993, 1994/1995
- Lancashire Cup
- 1988/1989, 1992/1993
- World Club Challenge
- 1991
- Charity Shield - UK
- 1991/1992
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1991
- Man Of Steel Award
- 1995
Biography
Great Britain forward, a veteran of 30 Test appearances and a three-times Lions tourist (1990, 1992 and 1996), joined his former Wigan coach John Monie at the newly promoted Auckland Warriors in 1995. Betts, who had played with Wigan since 1986, returned to the club in 1998 until seeing out his career in 2001.
- 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 | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 39 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 3 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38.89% | List | ||||
| ARL/Super League Premiership (NRL) | - | 42 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 47.62% | List | ||||
| Super League | 1 | 106 | 33 | - | - | 132 | 82 | 21 | 3 | 77.36% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 7 | 40 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 90.00% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 6 | 157 | 59 | - | - | 236 | 127 | 27 | 3 | 80.89% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 4 | 14 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 4 | 27 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 85.19% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Super League Finals | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1990-94, 1996, 1999 | 32 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| England | 1995 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1990-1999 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 52.78% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1990 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1990-92 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| England | 1995 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1990-1995 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
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ARL/Super League Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1995 Winfield Cup | 11 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1996 Optus Cup | 17 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | List | ||||
| Auckland | Super League 1997 Telstra Cup | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71% | List | ||||
ARL/Super League Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Warriors | 1995-97 | 42 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 47.62% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 1986/87 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1987/88 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1988/89 | 38 | 9 | 1 | - | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 76.32% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1989/90 | 32 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 84.38% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1990/91 | 37 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 75.68% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 41 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 85.37% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 34 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 85.29% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1993/94 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1994/95 | 36 | 20 | - | - | 80 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 91.67% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1998 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1999 | 27 | 13 | - | - | 56 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 2000 | 34 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 82.35% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 2001 | 32 | 8 | - | - | 36 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 78.13% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 1986-94, 1998-01 | 358 | 128 | 1 | - | 522 | 290 | 59 | 9 | 81.01% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Terry Liberopoulos, Cymru RL, Bill Bates, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
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