# Leo Casey
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{{Short description|Ireland international rugby league footballer}}
{{for|the Irish poet, orator, novelist and Republican|John Keegan Casey}}
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|club1 = [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.)
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|tries1 = 18
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|points1 = 72
|club2 = {{nowrap|[Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)}}
|year2start = 1990
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|club3 = [Swinton](/source/Swinton_Lions)
|year3start = 1996
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|club4 = [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets)
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|source = [{{Rugby league records |id=409 |title=Leo Casey |access-date=26 May 2024}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/leo-casey/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/leo-casey/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}]
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| relatives = [Callum Casey](/source/Callum_Casey) (son)
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'''Leo Casey''' (born 17 September 1965) is a former [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_league_team) international [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and [coach](/source/Coach_(sport))ed in the 2000s. He played at representative level for [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_league_team), and at club level for [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.), [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers) and [Swinton](/source/Swinton_Lions), as a {{rlp|pr}}, and coached at club level for [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.) ([Reserve team](/source/Reserve_team)).[{{cite web|url=https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/player/leo-casey/|title=Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk|publisher=orl-heritagetrust.org.uk|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/oldham-coach-casey-calls-time-639859|title=Oldham coach Casey calls time|publisher=manchestereveningnews.co.uk|date=1 June 2009|accessdate=1 January 2010}}]
==Background==
Leo Casey is the father of the rugby league footballer; [Callum Casey](/source/Callum_Casey), and [Sean Casey](/source/Sean_Casey_(rugby_league%2C_born_1990s)) (born {{circa|{{birth year and age|1993}}}}, {{rlp|hb}} for Leeds Rhinos ([Reserve team](/source/Reserve_team) {{circa|2010}})), [Connor Casey](/source/Connor_Casey) (born {{circa|{{birth year and age|1996}}}}, {{rlp|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}} for Leeds Rhinos (scholarship {{circa|2010}})) and [Patrick Casey](/source/Patrick_Casey_(rugby_league)) (born {{circa|{{birth year and age|1998}}}}, [Oldham St Annes](/source/Oldham_St_Annes_A.R.L.F.C.) [ARLFC](/source/Oldham_St_Annes_ARLFC)/[Oldham St Anne’s](/source/Oldham_St_Anne%E2%80%99s_A.R.L.F.C.) [ARLFC](/source/Oldham_St_Anne%E2%80%99s_ARLFC)[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/oldhamstannes] (Juniors {{circa|2010}})).[{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby/halifax-rlfc/casey-is-12th-player-to-commit-for-2014-1-5804969|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924103203/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby/halifax-rlfc/casey-is-12th-player-to-commit-for-2014-1-5804969|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2016|title=Casey is 12th player to commit for 2014|publisher=Halifax Courier|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/9/sport-news/50666/brothers-in-arms|title=Brothers in arms|publisher=oldham-chronicle.co.uk|date=16 December 2010|accessdate=1 January 2011}}]
==Playing career==
===International honours===
Leo Casey won 5 caps for [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_league_team) in 1995–1997 while at Featherstone Rovers, and Swinton.[{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 104–105}}]
===County Cup Final appearances===
Leo Casey played at {{rlp|pr}} (replaced by [substitute](/source/Substitution_(sport)) [John Fairbank](/source/John_Fairbank_(rugby_league))) in [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.)'s 16-24 defeat by [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) in the [1989 Lancashire Cup](/source/1989_Lancashire_Cup) Final during the [1989–90 season](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Knowsley Road](/source/Knowsley_Road), [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens%2C_Merseyside) on Saturday 14 October 1989.
===Division Two Premiership Final appearances===
Leo Casey played at {{rlp|pr}} in [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)' 20-16 victory over [Workington Town](/source/Workington_Town) in the [Division Two Premiership](/source/Rugby_Football_League_Championship_Second_Division) Final during the [1992–93 season](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Old Trafford](/source/Old_Trafford), [Manchester](/source/Manchester) on Wednesday 19 May 1993.[{{cite web|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/gpgg11.htm|title=Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership|publisher=Great Players - Great Games|date=31 December 2010|accessdate=1 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225606/http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/gpgg11.htm|archivedate=2012-10-11}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050407064404/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_c.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
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Category:1965 births
Category:Living people
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Ireland national rugby league team players
Category:Irish rugby league players
Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Rochdale Hornets players
Category:Rugby league props
Category:Swinton Lions players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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