Tony Fisher

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Who is Tony Fisher?

Anthony "Tony" Fisher is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s and '90s. A Great Britain and Wales national representative hooker, he played at club level for Bradford Northern, Leeds, and Castleford, during the era of contested scrums. Fisher coached at representative level for South Africa, and at club level for Bramley, Keighley, Doncaster, and Dewsbury.

Fisher started his sporting career playing rugby union Swansea RFC as a Hooker before turning professional and moving north to England. Fisher played at hooker in Leeds' 13-16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1971-72 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1972. Fisher won caps for Wales while at Bradford in 1970 against England, while at Leeds in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, England, Australia, New Zealand, while at Castleford in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, and New Zealand, and in 1977 against England, and France, and while at ?

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on July 23, 2013

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