Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 14th February, 1961
- Current Age
- 65 years and 44 days
- Place Of Birth
- Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- English Championship
- 1980/1981
- Yorkshire Cup
- 1987/1988, 1989/1990
Biography
Bradford Northern hooker, a veteran of over 400 games for the Bulls, made his Test debut against Australia in the Third Test on the 1982 Kangaroo Tour. Noble was chosen as vice-captain of the 1984 Lion's tour but was promoted to captain after original choice, Trevor Skerrett, withdrew. Noble's squad did not win a Test in Australia or NZ and nor could he set the Sharks alight during his brief stay in 1985. Noble succeeded Canberra coach Matthew Elliot as Bradford coach in 2000, capturing the English Super League premiership the following year. Noble coached Great Britain in the 2003 Ashes series and in three successive Tri Nations competitions (2004-06).
- 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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Bradford Bulls | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 15 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | 1 | 275 | 23 | - | - | 84 | 139 | 127 | 9 | 50.55% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 38 | 7 | - | - | 27 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 60.53% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 34 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | 2 | 30 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 275 | 23 | - | - | 84 | 139 | 127 | 9 | 50.55% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 416 | 47 | - | - | 176 | 223 | 192 | 16 | 53.61% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1982-84 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRL 1985 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cronulla | 1985 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bradford | 1980/81 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1981/82 | 24 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1982/83 | 38 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 73.68% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1983/84 | 29 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 65.52% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1984/85 | 27 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 70.37% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1985/86 | 29 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 58.62% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1986/87 | 30 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 56.67% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1987/88 | 35 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1988/89 | 34 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 55.88% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1989/90 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 8 | 0 | 104.35% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1990/91 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 17 | 0 | 89.19% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1991/92 | 28 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 82.14% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1992/93 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 81.48% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1993/94 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Wakefield | 1994/95 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bradford | 1980-93 | 377 | 39 | - | - | 145 | 205 | 156 | 16 | 54.38% | List | ||||
| Wakefield | 1994 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1980-1995 | 386 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 207 | 163 | 16 | 53.63% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
10 Oct 2023 10:45am
What a superb bloke,nobby was.he was a hard working player ,who shirked nothing. But most of all I remember Brian ,taking time out ,to talk ,to the colts, telling them, to work hard,on the weights,training, etc, to improve there game.you could see then ,nobby was destined, to be a successful coach.
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