Keith J. Fielding
Personal information
Full name	Keith J. Fielding
Born	July 8, 1949 (1949-07-08) (age 60)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing (RL)
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1974–≥1977	Salford (RL)	319	253
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975–1975	England (RL)	8	7	0	0	21
1974–1977	Great Britain (RL)	4	3	0	0	9
Rugby union
Position	Wing (RU)
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1969–≥1972	Moseley Rugby Football Club (RU)
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1969–1972	England (RU)	10	1	0	0	3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Keith J. Fielding is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for England (RU), Great Britain (RL), and England (RL), and at club level for Moseley Rugby Football Club (RU), and Salford (RL), playing at Wing (RU), i.e. number 11 or 14, or Wing (RL), i.e. number 2 or 5.

[edit] International Honours

Keith Fielding won caps for England (RU) while at Moseley in 1969 against Ireland, France, Scotland, and South Africa, in 1970 against Ireland, and France; in 1972 against Wales, Ireland, France, and Scotland,^[1] won caps for England (RL) while at Salford in 1975 against France; in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, Wales, New Zealand, Australia, Wales and France, in 1975 against Papua New Guinea (non-Test), and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Salford in 1974 against France (2 matches); and in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France, and Australia.^[2]

Along with James "Jim" Leytham, Stanley "Stan" Moorhouse, Peter Norburn, Stuart Wright, and Martin Offiah; having scored four tries, Keith Fielding jointly holds the record for the most tries scored in an England (RL) match, scoring four tries against France at Parc Lescure, Bordeaux on the 11th October 1975.

[edit] Superstars

Keith Fielding participated in the televised all-around sports competition Superstars, winning both the 1981 Series final and the 1981 "Challenge of Champions" final, and finishing third in the 1982 Series final.

[edit] Outside of Rugby Union/Rugby League

Keith Fielding attended King Edward VI Five Ways school in Birmingham, and was a teacher at Marple Hall School and Bramhall High School in Stockport.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Superstars roll of honour
• Ex-rugby star's teaching hell
• Field of memories
• Keith Fielding - England Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net

v • d • e England squad - 1975 Rugby League World Cup ☼ (3/9) Michael "Mick" Adams • (4/9) John Atkinson • ☼ (1/9) Harry Beverley• ☼ (7/9) John Keith Bridges • (1/9) Paul Charlton • (3/9) David "Dave" Chisnall • (3/9) Eric Chisnall • (2/9) Philip "Phil" Cookson • (2/9) Michael "Mike" Coulman • ☼ (5/9) Gerald "Ged" Dunn • ☼ (1/9) Ray Dutton • (6/9) Leslie "Les" Dyl • (2/9) David "Dave" Eckersley • (7/9) George Fairbairn • ☼ (1/9) Stanley "Stan" Fearnley • (6/9) Keith Fielding • (3/9) Colin Forsyth • ☼ (9/9) Ken Gill • (0/9) Parry Gordon • (1/9) John Gray • ☼ (5/9) Jeff Grayshon • (4/9) Brian Hogan • (4/9) John Holmes • ☼ (5/9) Eric Hughes • (3/9) Robert "Bob" Irving • (1/9) Philip "Phil" Jackson • (2/9) Thomas "Tommy" Martyn • ☼ (8/9) Roger Millward (c) • (4/9) Michael "Mick" Morgan • (3/9) Steve Nash • (7/9) George Nicholls • (2/9) Derek Noonan • (7/9) Steve 'Knocker' Norton • (1/9) Barry Philbin • (1/9) David "Dave" Redfearn • ☼ (1/9) Alan Smith • ☼ (1/9) Nigel Stephenson • ☼ (2/9) James "Jimmy" Thompson • (2/9) John Walsh • (1/9) Stuart Wright Coaches: William "Bill" Oxley Coach Alex Murphy (7/9), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1975 World Cup. ☼=Played in Final.

v • d • e Great Britain squad - 1977 Rugby League World Cup ☼ (4/4) Edward "Eddie" Bowman • ☼ (3/4) Leonard "Len" Casey • ☼ (4/4) Leslie "Les" Dyl • ☼ (1/4) Keith Elwell • ☼ (4/4) George Fairbairn • (2/4) Keith Fielding • ☼ (3/4) Bill Francis • ☼ (2/4) Ken Gill • ☼ (4/4) Philip "Phil" Hogan • ☼ (4/4) John Holmes • ☼ (4/4) Roger Millward • ☼ (4/4) Stephen "Steve" Nash • (3/4) George Nicholls • ☼ (4/4) Stephen "Steve" Pitchford • ☼ (2/4) Peter Smith • ☼ (4/4) James “Jimmy” Thompson • (3/4) David Ward • ☼ (4/4) Stuart Wright Coach: David Watkins (2/4), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1977 World Cup. ☼=Played in Final.