Ricky Bibey

Ricky Bibey
Personal information
Full name Richard Bibey
Born (1981-02-09) 9 February 1981
Leigh, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–03 Wigan Warriors 42 2 0 0 8
2003 Leigh Centurions 10 0 0 0 0
2004 St. Helens 4+17 0 0 0 0
2005 Oldham 21 0 0 0 0
2006 Leigh Centurions 27 4 0 0 16
2007–09 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 60 1 0 0 4
2010–12 Leigh Centurions 27 1 0 0 4
Total 208 8 0 0 32
As of 28 May 2012
Source: [1][2]

Ricky Bibey (born February 9, 1981 in Leigh) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England 'A', and at club level for Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions (three times), St. Helens, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № 1253), as a prop, or second-row. He was forced to retire in May 2012 as a result of an achilles tendon injury.[3]

Bibey is one of the few players to win a Challenge Cup as both a Wigan Warriors and a St. Helens players as part of Wigan's 2002 Challenge Cup-winning squad and then in Saints' 2004 side. Bibey was also a member of the Leigh Centurions side that won the Northern Rail Cup in 2006 but was injured when the Centurions won the same competition again in 2011.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ Leigh Centurions official website
  3. ↑ "Injury Forces Bibey To Retire". leighreporter.co.uk. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
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