David Cairns (rugby league)

David Cairns (born 1 March 1959) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumbria, and at club level for Barrow (two spells), and Salford, as a scrum-half.^[1]

David Cairns

Personal information
Full name	David Stephen Cairns
Born	(1959-03-01) 1 March 1959 (age 65) Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1978–87 Barrow 341 80 7 289 1987–90 Salford 1990–92 Barrow Total 341 80 7 0 289 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1979–82 Great Britain U-24 2 0 0 0 0 1982–86 Cumbria 2 0 0 0 0 1984 England 1 0 0 0 0 1984 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[1]^[2]

Background

David Cairns was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.^[3]

Playing career

Barrow

David Cairns played scrum-half in Barrow's 5–12 defeat by Warrington in the 1980–81 John Player Trophy Final during the 1980–81 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 24 January 1981.^{[citation needed]}

David Cairns played scrum-half, and was man of the match in Barrow's 12–8 victory over Widnes in the 1983 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 1 October 1983,^[4] the entire Barrow team was inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame in 2003.

Salford

In 1987, David Cairns was transferred from Barrow for a Salford club record fee, that was fixed by tribunal at £35,000.^[5]

He played scrum-half in Salford's 17–22 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988.^[6]

Representative honours

David Cairns won a cap for England while at Barrow in 1984 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1984 against France (2 matches).

David Cairns represented Cumbria from circa-1981 to circa-1986.^[1]

Honoured at Barrow Raiders

David Cairns, and Eddie Szymala were both inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame as individuals in 2010, having previously been inducted as part of 1983–84 Lancashire County Cup winning team in 2003.^[7]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Player Summary: David Cairns". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. Emery, David (1984). Who's Who in Rugby League. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-356-10435-5 – via Internet Archive.
4. . nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
5. . reds.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
6. . wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
7. . Measuring Worth. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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