Deryck Fox

Deryck Fox
Personal information
Full name J. Deryck Fox
Born (1964-09-17) 17 September 1964
Playing information
Position Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–92 Featherstone Rovers 350+3 84 373 63 1145
1986 Wests Magpies 8 0 0 0 0
1992–96 Bradford Northern
1998 Batley
199? Rochdale Hornets
Total 361 84 373 63 1145
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985/86–≥91/92 Yorkshire ≥8
1995 England 2 1 5 0 14
1985–92 Great Britain 14 3 4 0 17
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1998–99 Rochdale Hornets
Source: [1][2][3][4]

J. Deryck Fox is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, and coach of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 589) (captain), Western Suburbs Magpies, Bradford Northern, Batley, and Rochdale Hornets, as a goal-kicking scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7,[1] and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Shaw Cross ARLFC, Batemans Bay Tigers, and Dewsbury Celtic.[4] He attended St John Fisher's RC High School in Dewsbury.

Playing career

International honours

Deryck Fox won caps for England while at Bradford Northern in 1995 against Wales and France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers in 1985 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1986 against France (2 matches), and Australia (2 matches), in 1989 against New Zealand (sub), in 1990 against Papua New Guinea (sub), in 1991 against Papua New Guinea (sub), in 1992 against France (sub), and while at Bradford Northern in 1992 Australia.[3]

He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

County honours

Deryck Fox won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1985–86 season against Lancashire, and New Zealand, during the 1986–87 season against Lancashire, during the 1987–88 season against Lancashire, and Papua New Guinea, during the 1988–89 season against Lancashire, during the 1989–90 season against Lancashire, and during the 1991–92 season against Lancashire.

County Cup Final appearances

Deryck Fox played scrum-half/halfback, was captain, and scored 3-conversions in Featherstone Rovers' 14-20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.

Regal Trophy Final appearances

Deryck Fox played scrum-half/halfback in Bradford Northern's 15-8 defeat by Wigan in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy Final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.[5]

Club career

Deryck Fox made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 4 September 1983.[6]

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers

Deryck Fox is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.[7]

Genealogical information

Deryck Fox is the son of the rugby league prop of the 1970s for Batley; John Fox, and the brother rugby league footballer of the 1980s for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 654); Martin Fox.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
  7. ↑ "Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame". pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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