Wade Dooley (2 October 1957) is a former England rugby union international who played lock forward. He played for his country 55 times and was known as the "Blackpool Tower", as a result of being 6 feet 8 inches tall and a police officer with Lancashire Constabulary in Blackpool. Dooley was born in Warrington, Northern England and played rugby league as a teenager, taking up the rugby union aged 19.

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  • Wade Dooley (2 October 1957) is a former England rugby union international who played lock forward. He played for his country 55 times and was known as the "Blackpool Tower", as a result of being 6 feet 8 inches tall and a police officer with Lancashire Constabulary in Blackpool. Dooley was born in Warrington, Northern England and played rugby league as a teenager, taking up the rugby union aged 19. He played most of his career for Preston Grasshoppers, where he was nurtured by former England international and coach Dick Greenwood. He also had a brief spell with Fylde. Dooley made his international debut on 5 January 1985 against Romania. He later established a second row partnership with fellow police officer Paul Ackford. Dooley went on the 1989 British Lions tour to Australia, playing in the final two test matches. He was also part of the England team that won back-to-back grand slams in 1991 and 1992. Dooley also went on the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand, but left the tour to return home for the funeral of his father. He was replaced on the tour by the young Leicester England lock Martin Johnson, and decided to retire. Though capped on multiple occasions by his country, his career highlight was opening the Wetherby RUFC clubhouse in 1993.
  • Wade Anthony Dooley, né le 2 octobre 1957 à Warrington, est un joueur de rugby à XV, qui a joué avec l'équipe d'Angleterre de 1985 à 1993 évoluant au poste de deuxième ligne.
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  • Wade Dooley (2 October 1957) is a former England rugby union international who played lock forward. He played for his country 55 times and was known as the "Blackpool Tower", as a result of being 6 feet 8 inches tall and a police officer with Lancashire Constabulary in Blackpool. Dooley was born in Warrington, Northern England and played rugby league as a teenager, taking up the rugby union aged 19.
  • Wade Anthony Dooley, né le 2 octobre 1957 à Warrington, est un joueur de rugby à XV, qui a joué avec l'équipe d'Angleterre de 1985 à 1993 évoluant au poste de deuxième ligne.
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  • Wade Dooley
  • Wade Dooley
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