Facts: - teama: great britain - source: -lsb- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/all.html rugbyleagueproject.org -rsb- -lsb- http://www.englandrl.co.uk englandrl.co.uk -rsb- - birth date: 30 april 1965 - pointsa: 4 - appearances: 132 - triesa: 1 - death date: 27 december 1998 -lrb- aged 33 -rrb- - new: yes - retired: yes - name: roy powell - death place: rochdale , england - birth place: dewsbury , west riding of yorkshire , england - position: pr sr - appearancesa: 19 - updated: 22 may 2012 - fullname: roy colin powell - goalsa: 0 - yearastart: 1985 - yearend: ?? 95 ?? 98 - yearstart: 1983 1992 1995 19 ?? 1998 - yearaend: 91 - fieldgoalsa: 0 - club: leeds bradford northern featherstone rovers batley rochdale hornets Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roy powell -lrb- rugby league -rrb- .
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roy colin powell -lrb- 30 april 1965 -- 27 december 1998 -lrb- aged 33 -rrb- -rrb- born in dewsbury , west riding of yorkshire , was an english professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s , playing at representative level for great britain , and at club level for leeds , bradford northern , featherstone rovers , batley and rochdale hornets , as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10 , or 11 or 12 , he died in rochdale .powell won caps for great britain while at leeds in 1985 against france -lrb- sub -rrb- , in 1988 against france -lrb- 2 matches -rrb- , australia -lrb- sub -rrb- , australia -lrb- 2 matches -rrb- , and new zealand , in 1989 against france -lrb- 2 matches -rrb- , and new zealand -lrb- 2 matches -rrb- , in 1990 against papua new guinea -lrb- 2 matches -rrb- , new zealand -lrb- 2 matches -rrb- -lrb- sub -rrb- , new zealand , australia , and australia -lrb- sub -rrb- , and in 1991 against france -lrb- sub -rrb- .he was selected to go on the 1988 great britain lions tour .powell played left - , i.e. number 11 , in leeds ' 33-12 victory over castleford in the 1988 yorkshire cup final during the 1988 -- 89 season at elland road , leeds on sunday 16 october 1988 .powell played left - , i.e. number 11 , in leeds ' 14-15 defeat by st. helens in the 1987 -- 88 john player special trophy final during the 1987 -- 88 season at central park , wigan on saturday 9 january 1988 , and played right - , i.e. number 10 , in 8-15 defeat by wigan in the 1992 -- 93 regal trophy final during the 1992 -- 93 season at elland road , leeds on saturday 23 january 1993 .powell played in batley 's victory over oldham in the 1998 -- 99 trans-pennine cup final .he collapsed and died , at the age of 33 , while walking across a field to take part in a training session for rochdale hornets on 27 december 1998 .