Chris Feather

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Chris Feather

Personal information
Full name	Chris Feather
Date of birth	July 12, 1981 (1981-07-12) (age 26)
Place of birth	Keighley, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	18 st 0 lb (114 kg)
Nickname(s)	Fev
University(s)	Leeds Metropolitan University
Club information
Position(s)	Prop
Current club	Bradford Bulls
Number	14
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2001 ‐ 02 2003 ‐ 04 2004 ‐ 05 2006 2007 ‐	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Leeds Rhinos Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Leeds Rhinos Bradford Bulls	36 42 (5) 26 (2) 12 (1) 21 (4)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of April 5th, 2008. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of April 5th, 2008.

Chris Feather (born 12 July 1981) in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player. He is currently with Bradford Bulls having signed for them from Leeds Rhinos on 24th August 2006 for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons. His position is Prop forward. He has also played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

[edit] Rugby career

Chris came through the ranks at Wakefield Trinity and made his debut in the 2001. He made just 5 substitute appearances in 2001, but in 2002 made 13 starts and 18 at substitute, including an appearance in the Challenge Cup quarter final at Headingley when he scored against the Leeds Rhinos. He was also one of Wakefield’s top performers.

[edit] 2004-2006

In 2004 he rejoined Wakefield on loan for the last two months of the season. He made 8 appearances for the Wildcats and was one of their top performers in the play-off success, scoring a try against Hull. He returned to Wakefield again in 2005 on loan, making 21 appearances and scoring 1 try in the Wildcats win over Salford before returning to Headingley Stadium at the end of the Wildcats season.

Chris joined the Rhinos for the 2003 season on a four year contract. In his first season at Headingley he was a regular member of the first team however he did not start a game all season, instead making an impact off the bench on 28 occasions. His first try for Rhinos came against Halifax when Leeds won 20-14 at the Shay. Chris was part of the squad that reached the Powergen Challenge Cup at Cardiff however he had the heartache of missing out on selection for the big day.Feather went back on loan to wakefield at the end of 2004 and the whole of 2005 and returned to Leeds for 2006 and has played 12 games.

[edit] Bradford Bulls

Feather signed for Bradford Bulls in August 2006. His contract is for the 2007, 2008, 2009 seasons. Feather broke his ankle in May 2007 and was ruled for a couple of months in 2007.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club Career

Year	Club	Apps	Pts	T	G	FG
2001	Wakefield Trinity	5	-	-	-	-
2002	Wakefield Trinity	28	24	6	-	-
2003	Leeds	26	8	2	-	-
2004	Leeds	13	12	3	-	-
2004	Wakefield Trinity	8	8	2	-	-
2005	Wakefield Trinity	20	4	1	-	-
2006	Leeds	12	4	1	-	-
2007	Bradford Bulls	16	-	-	-	-
2008	Bradford Bulls	7	4	1	-	-

[edit] Off the Field

Chris is studying a sports science degree at Leeds Metropolitan University.

[edit] External links

• Chris Feather Player Profile
• Chris Feather MySpace

• Bradford sign Chris Feather