# Stuart Ferguson
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{{Short description|Wales dual-code rugby international footballer}}
{{about||the English cricketer|Stuart Ferguson (cricketer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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|name = Stuart Ferguson
|fullname = Stuart Ferguson
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|birth_place = Wales
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|ru_position = [Wing](/source/Rugby_union_positions)
|position = {{rlp|FB|WG}}
|ru_club1 = [Swansea RFC](/source/Swansea_RFC)
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|ru_points1 = 872
|club1 = [Leigh](/source/Leigh_Centurions)
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|source = [{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/7444.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=espn.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/stuart-ferguson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}]
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'''Stuart Ferguson''' is a [rugby union](/source/rugby_union), and professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union for [Wales XV](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team), and at club level for [Swansea RFC](/source/Swansea_RFC), as a [Wing](/source/Rugby_union_positions),[{{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= 108–114}}]
==Playing career==
===Leigh===
Ferguson started his [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) career in November 1969, joining [Leigh](/source/Leigh_Leopards) from [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) club [Swansea RFC](/source/Swansea_RFC).[{{cite news |title=Ferguson signs for £6,000 |work=The Guardian |date=25 November 1969 |location=London |page=17 |id={{ProQuest|185310837}}}}] He played {{rlp|fb}}, and scored 3-[goal](/source/Goal_(sport))s in [Leigh](/source/Leigh_Centurions)'s 11–6 victory over [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors) in the [1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy](/source/1969_BBC2_Floodlit_Trophy) Final during the [1969–70 season](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Central Park](/source/Central_Park_(Wigan)), [Wigan](/source/Wigan) on Tuesday 16 December 1969.
Ferguson scored in all of Leigh's matches during the [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) season, the only other Welshman to score in all of his club's matches in a season is [David Watkins](/source/David_Watkins_(rugby)) at [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils).[Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate {{ISBN|0-9511190-3-6}}] Ferguson played {{rlp|fb}}, and scored 2-[goal](/source/Goal_(sport))s in [Leigh](/source/Leigh_Centurions)'s 7–4 victory over [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.) in the [1970 Lancashire Cup](/source/1970_Lancashire_Cup) final at [Station Road, Swinton](/source/Station_Road%2C_Swinton) on Saturday 28 November 1970, and played {{rlp|rw}} in [Leigh](/source/Leigh_Centurions)'s 24–7 victory over [Leeds](/source/Leeds_Rhinos) in the [1971 Challenge Cup](/source/1971_Challenge_Cup) Final at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)), [London](/source/London) on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.
Ferguson quit the sport in 1972 and returned to live in Swansea. He briefly made a comeback during the following season, but was transfer listed after two games.[{{cite news |title=Ferguson listed by Leigh |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19730301/020/0020 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=1 March 1973 |page=20 |via=[British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive) |url-access=subscription}}] He made over 100 appearances during his time at Leigh.[{{cite web |title=Heritage - They Played For Leigh |url=https://leighleopards.co.uk/heritage/ |website=Leigh Leopards |access-date=7 March 2024}}]
===International honours===
Ferguson represented [Wales XV](/source/Wales_national_rugby_league_team) on the [1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina](/source/1968_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina). No [cap](/source/cap_(sport))s were awarded at the time, but he was later awarded a [Welsh Rugby Union](/source/Welsh_Rugby_Union) President's cap.[{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/definitive-list-unluckiest-welsh-rugby-9203471|title=The definitive list of the unluckiest Welsh rugby players who never played for Wales|publisher=walesonline.co.uk|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}]
Ferguson won a [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_league_team) in rugby league while at Leigh in 1970.