Ian Pickavance

Ian Pickavance
Personal information
Full nameIan Pickavance
Born (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 56)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–93 Swinton RLFC 94 24 0 0 96
1993–98 St Helens 156 24 0 1 97
1998–99 Huddersfield Giants 18
1999(loan) → Hull FC 6 2 0 0 8
2000 Swinton Lions 4 0 0 16
Total 274 54 0 1 217
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998 Ireland 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Ian Pickavance (born 20 September 1968) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s as a second-row or prop. He started his career at Swinton, and went on play for St Helens, Huddersfield Giants and Hull FC in the Super League.

Background

Pickavance was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England.

Career

Club career

After a successful trial, Pickavance was signed by Swinton in February 1989.[3] He joined St Helens in 1993.[4]

Pickavance played at prop (replaced by substitute Vila Matautia on 25-minutes) in St Helens' 16–25 defeat by Wigan in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1995–96 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996.[5]

Pickavance played for St Helens from the interchange bench in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final, scoring a try in the second half and helping his team to a 40–32 victory over Bradford Bulls.[6]

International

Pickavance made one appearance at second-row for Ireland in the 22–24 defeat to France on 4 Nov 1998 in the 1998 European Tri-nations Championship.

Personal life

Ian Pickavance's father, Joe Pickavance, played rugby league for Warrington in the 1960s. His grandfather, also named Joe, served as chairman at St Helens.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ian Pickavance - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Ian Pickavance". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Star trialist signs". Salford Advertiser. 16 February 1989. p. 52 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Rugby League: Team-by-team guide to the Stones Bitter Championship". The Independent. 28 August 1993. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "13th January 1996: St Helens 16 Wigan 25 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Joe laid foundation of Saints' success". Lancashire Telegraph. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2024.


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