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Francis Maloney (born 26 May 1973) is an English former rugby league player who played as a stand-off, but also operated as a centre. He played at the top tier of English rugby league for Leeds, Featherstone, Warrington, Oldham, Castleford, Wakefield and Salford. He went on to play for Batley, Dewsbury and Hunslet before retiring from playing in 2008.^[1]

Playing career

International honours

Francis Maloney won caps for England playing Centre i.e. number 3 in the 28-20 victory over France at Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne stadium on 13 October 1999, and playing Centre i.e. number 3 scoring 2-tries in the 50-20 victory over France, at Hull's stadium on 23 October 1999.^[2]

Division Two Premiership Final Appearances

Francis Maloney played Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, and scored a try in Featherstone Rovers' 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the 1992–93 Division Two Premiership final at Old Trafford, Manchester on 19 May 1993.^[3]

Francis came out of retirement to play for a touch and tag side named 5 Town Terriers. The team came second in the competition at Keighley in aid of the Nathan Cubbit Trust. After the games the team said having Francis on there team made their chances a lot more likey as he aided communication in the team, which is something 5 towns lacks.

Financial Crisis At Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

In September 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated. The players affected were; Andy Fisher, Bobbie Goulding, Warren Jowitt, Tony Kemp (player-coach), Steve McNamara, Francis Maloney, Martin Masella, Steve Prescott, Bright Sodje, Francis Stephenson, and Glen Tomlinson.^[4]

Personal life

Francis Maloney has two sons, Joel Maloney (Born 8 February 1995) and Tate Maloney (unknown birthdate). He lives in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.

References

^ "Francis Maloney". Oldham Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ "Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership". Great Players - Great Games. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-01.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Goodway calls for aid package". BBC. 2001-04-24. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

External links

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[1] "Francis Maloney". Oldham Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[Statistics_at_thecastlefordtigers.co.uk-2] "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

[Rovers_Dig_Deep_To_Lift_The_1993_RL_Premiership-3] "Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership". Great Players - Great Games. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-01.^{[dead link‍]}

[Goodway_calls_for_aid_package-4] "Goodway calls for aid package". BBC. 2001-04-24. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

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 ===Division Two Premiership Final Appearances===
 Francis Maloney played {{rlp|SO-FE}}, i.e. number 6, and scored a [[try]] in [[Featherstone Rovers]]' 20-16 victory over [[Workington Town]] in the [[1992–93 Rugby Football League season|1992–93]] [[Rugby Football League Championship Second Division|Division Two Premiership]] final at [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] on 19 May 1993.<ref name="Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership">{{cite web|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/gpgg11.htm|title=Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership|publisher=Great Players - Great Games|date=2010-12-31|accessdate=2011-01-01}}{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref>
+Francis came out of retirement to play for a touch and tag side named 5 Town Terriers. The team came second in the competition at Keighley in aid of the Nathan Cubbit Trust. After the games the team said having Francis on there team made their chances a lot more likey as he aided communication in the team, which is something 5 towns lacks.
 ==Financial Crisis At Wakefield Trinity Wildcats==