Derek Noonan
Derek Noonan (birth registered January→March 1947 — 1 May 2009 (aged 62)) birth registered in St. Helens, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for St. Helens RUFC, as a Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, St. Helens, and Fulham RLFC, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4, he died in St. Helens.
Playing career
International honours
Derek Noonan won caps for England while at Warrington in 1975 against Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, and Wales, and in 1975 against Papua New Guinea.
World Club Challenge appearances
Derek Noonan played centre, i.e. number 4, in St. Helens 2-25 defeat by the 1975 NSWRFL season premiers, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday 29 June 1976.
Challenge Cup final appearances
Derek Noonan played centre, i.e. number 3, in Warrington's 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Challenge Cup final during the 1974-75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975, and played centre, i.e. number 4, in St. Helens' 20-5 victory over Widnes in the 1976 Challenge Cup final during the 1975–76 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1976.
