Derek Noonan was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 professional 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...

 footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at club level played rugby union (RU) for St. Helens RUFC

Liverpool St Helens F.C.

Liverpool St Helens Football Club are a rugby union team formed from the merger of Liverpool Football Club and St. Helens RUFC. The club currently plays in North 1 West....

, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for England

England national rugby league team

The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...

, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington

Warrington Wolves

Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....

, St. Helens, and Fulham RLFC, playing at , i.e. number 3 or 4.

Noonan won caps for England

England national rugby league team

The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...

 while at Warrington in 1975 against Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup

1975 Rugby League World Cup

The 1975 Rugby League World Cup was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament...

 against France, and Wales, and in 1975 against Papua New Guinea. He also travelled with St Helens to Sydney for the unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge

1976 World Club Challenge

The inaugural World Club Challenge was actually an unofficial trial of the concept, with 1975 NSWRFL season premiers, Eastern Suburbs playing against 1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season Challenge Cup winners St. Helens...

 match against their champions, Eastern Suburbs Roosters.

External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at saints.org.uk
• Rugby Leaguer & League Express - 4th May 2009 - Page-11 - Sad Farewells
• Fans of the club from the first Fulham season will be sad to hear of the death of Derek Noonan at the age of 62 from cancer
• RUGBY LEAGUE JOURNAL - Issue number 27 – Summer 2009
• Noonan Passes Away
• Tributes to ex-Saint Derek Noonan
• Warrington’s World Cup heroes – Derek Noonan
• Wakefield Wildcats v London Skolars Mistakenly stated to be an ex-Widnes player of 1979.
• Warrington Wolves was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former player Derek Noonan