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He is the son of former coach Graeme W.
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Dwayne West
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Career
He played in Super League for Street Helens, Wigan Warriors and Hull Football Club as a winger. West started his career at Wigan, debuting in 1999 and making three appearances before moving to Street Helens in June 2000. He remained at Street Helens for two years before joining Hull Football Club in 2003.
However, on his debut for Hull he picked up a serious knee injury and was subsequently forced to retire from the sport.
He is most remembered for his time at Street Helens for his role in arguably the most famous try in Super League history - Chris Joynt"s try in the Qualifying Playoff at Knowsley Road versus Bradford Bulls on 22 September 2000.
With the Bulls leading 11-10, the clock was up and there was one last play for Street Helens to score. If the ball went dead the game would finish.
After the ball had been passed back and forth on the right hand side by the Street Helens players, there was no way through.
Sean Long switched the play left where he found West, who ran forward and beat two Bulls players before passing the ball inside to Joynt to score a dramatic try at the death. The try soon became known as the "Wide to West" try, named after the memorable commentary by Eddie Hemmings:.
