Eorl Crabtree
Personal information
Full name	Eorl Crabtree
Nickname	Shirley, The Giant, Big Daddy
Born	2 October 1982 (1982-10-02) (age 27)
	Cleethorpes, England
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–	Huddersfield Giants	152	18	0	0	72
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2009	England	1	0	0	0	0
As of 13 June 2009
Source: Rugby League Project

Eorl Crabtree (born October 2 1982) is a rugby league player who is a prop forward currently playing for Huddersfield Giants in the Super League in England. At 6 ft 6in he is currently the tallest player in Super League.

The 18 stone prop is the nephew of the legendary professional wrestler Shirley "Big Daddy" Crabtree, himself a former rugby league player who played for Bradford Northern, although he never made an appearance for the first team.

Born in Cleethorpes, Eorl Crabtree has lived in Huddersfield since he was three years old and attended Honley High School.

Contents 1 Huddersfield Giants 2 International 3 References 4 External links and notes

[edit] Huddersfield Giants

Eorl signed for the Huddersfield Giants on his 17th Birthday.

Eorl made his debut for the Giants in 2001. The following season he scored 25 tries in 37 league and cup appearances whilst playing at centre during the Giants' National League promotion season.

Since the departure of Paul Reilly last season Eorl Crabtree is now the longest serving player at Huddersfield Giants, having been there 8 years. He currently wears the #8 shirt.

[edit] International

Eorl is a full England international: he won five 5 caps for England during the Federation Shield, He also played in the England line-up that played France back in June 2009 and recently has been named in Tony Smiths squad for the upcoming Four Nations but unfortunately missed out on playing against France due to having an operation on his knee but he is available for the next game against New Zealand at the Galpharm Stadium where Eorl plays his trade in the Engage Super League.

[edit] References

[edit] External links and notes

• Huddersfield Giants official site
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

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