Buster clocks up a century. : Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:26 pm
Keighley Cougars club captain James Feather celebrated a century of successive appearances for the Co-operative Championship One club when he took the field for yesterday’s (Sunday) league fixture against London Skolars.
James, or ‘Buster as he is affectionately known to Cougar fans, has been in the starting line-up 96 times in the club’s last 100 fixtures and came off the bench in the other four games.
He was presented with an award to mark the achievement by the Cougars club chairman Neil Spence after their 60-28 win at Cougar Park yesterday.
Barry Eaton, the Cougars Head Coach said: “It’s a remarkable achievement by Buster.
“Rugby League is a very physical contact sport in which injury inevitably plays a role, so for any player to be available for selection in 100 successive matches is a real feat of endurance.
“It’s even more significant when you consider the position that Buster occupies in the front row of the Cougars scrummage as hooker.
“Buster’s is also our club captain and he leads by example from the front.
“He’s a great professional player. He looks after himself well and conducts himself with great dignity away from the club”.
During his run of successive appearances Buster has crossed the whitewash for ten tries.
