Denis Betts

Denis Betts
Personal information
Full nameDenis Charles Betts[1]
Born (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 55)
Salford, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Weight15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
PositionSecond row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–95 Wigan
1995–97 Auckland Warriors 42 11 0 0 44
1998–01 Wigan Warriors 116 34 1 138
Total 158 45 1 0 182
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–99 Great Britain 32 8 0 0 32
1991 Lancashire 1 0 0 0 0
1995 England 4 1 0 0 4
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2004–05 Wigan Warriors[3]
2010–18 Widnes Vikings 203 76 5 122 37
2022 Newcastle Thunder 1 1 0 0 100
2024– Wigan Warriors Women 0 0 0 0
Total 204 77 5 122 38
Source: [4][5][6]

Denis Charles Betts (born 14 September 1969) is an English rugby league coach and former player. He is the head-coach of Wigan Warriors Women and a former assistant coach of the England national team.

A second-row, Betts played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s for the Wigan Warriors, with whom he won numerous titles, and for the Auckland Warriors. He won four caps for England and 32 for Great Britain, setting a record for a forward. He played in two Rugby League World Cups, in 1989-92 and 1995, including playing in the finals of both.

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Playing the ball with Denis Betts". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 24 March 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Wigan Rugby League - Coaching Register". CherryAndWhite. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Player Summary: Denis Betts". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.