Dennis Moran (rugby league)
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Dennis Moran, born 22 January 1977 is an Australia
n rugby league
player.
While attending Duval High School, Moran played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1995.
Dennis Moran plays for the Leigh Centurions
in National League One.
Moran's position of choice is as a scrum-half, however in 2007 he moved into the stand-off position.
Moran signed for Wigan
on a two year contract from London Broncos in November 2004. He replaced Wigan's Papua New Guinea
star Adrian Lam
, who had retired at the end of Super League IX
. Moran had spent four seasons at the Broncos, making 113 appearances and scoring 75 tries. Moran topped the Super League try scoring tables in 2002 and 2003 and was the Broncos top scorer in 2004 with 19.
He made his first grade
debut in Australia for Parramatta Eels
in 1998, making 35 appearances for the club.
Moran was released by Wigan Rugby League Club on 25 May 2006 and was replaced by Michael Dobson. The following day he was signed by the Widnes Vikings
in a bid to help them get their season back on track. According to the Widnes World, Moran said "I've come here to try and help out as much as I can to get this club back into Super League."
He earned a place in the 2006 National League One Dream Team.
Moran was a revelation with Widnes
in 2007 winning the National League 1 player of the year award.
Moran joined Leigh Centurions on a one year deal in October 2007.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player.
While attending Duval High School, Moran played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1995.
Dennis Moran plays for the Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
in National League One.
Moran's position of choice is as a scrum-half, however in 2007 he moved into the stand-off position.
Moran signed for Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
on a two year contract from London Broncos in November 2004. He replaced Wigan's Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
star Adrian Lam
Adrian Lam
Adrian Lam is an Australian rugby league football coach and former international player. He is the head coach of the under 20 St George Dragons squad National Rugby League team he signed with them in 2010 and will combine with coaching legend Wayne Bennett.He is a former Papua New Guinea rugby...
, who had retired at the end of Super League IX
Super League IX
-Television:Live Super League IX matches were broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports in the first year of a new five-year television deal. The contract was signed less than three weeks before the start of the season. The deal, worth £53 million, represented a 15 percent, or £7 million,...
. Moran had spent four seasons at the Broncos, making 113 appearances and scoring 75 tries. Moran topped the Super League try scoring tables in 2002 and 2003 and was the Broncos top scorer in 2004 with 19.
He made his first grade
First grade
First grade is a year of primary education in schools in the United States and English-speaking provinces of Canada. It is the first school year after kindergarten...
debut in Australia for Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
in 1998, making 35 appearances for the club.
Moran was released by Wigan Rugby League Club on 25 May 2006 and was replaced by Michael Dobson. The following day he was signed by the Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
in a bid to help them get their season back on track. According to the Widnes World, Moran said "I've come here to try and help out as much as I can to get this club back into Super League."
He earned a place in the 2006 National League One Dream Team.
Moran was a revelation with Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
in 2007 winning the National League 1 player of the year award.
Moran joined Leigh Centurions on a one year deal in October 2007.
External links
- Dennis Moran Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.
- Denis Moran (image)
- Leigh Centurions Player Profile
