Stuart Spruce

{{short description|English RL coach and former GB & England international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Stuart Spruce

|fullname = Stuart Arthur Spruce{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=9jP0I09QJ3DjszWilKd7jw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=18 July 2017|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}

|image =

|caption =

|position = {{rlp|FB}}

|currentclub =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|01|03|df=y}}

|height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|15|st|2|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Widnes

|year1start = 1990

|year1end = 96

|appearances1 = 127

|tries1 = 41

|goals1 = 7

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 178

|club2 = Bradford Bulls

|year2start = 1996

|year2end = 01

|appearances2 = 86

|tries2 = 46

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 184

|club3 = Widnes Vikings

|year3start = 2002

|year3end = 03

|appearances3 = 54

|tries3 = 22

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 88

|teamA = England

|yearAstart = 1992

|yearAend = 00

|appearancesA = 3

|triesA = 1

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 4

|teamB = Great Britain

|yearBstart = 1993

|yearBend = 96

|appearancesB = 6

|triesB = 0

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 0

| coachteam1 = Widnes Vikings

| coachyear1start = 2004

| coachyear1end =

| coachgames1 = 0

| coachwins1 = 0

| coachdraws1 = 0

| coachlosses1 = 0

|retired = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/stuart-spruce-/|title=Statistics at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/stuart-spruce/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Spruce&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420203013/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Spruce&submit=Go&c=England|archivedate=20 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Spruce&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420203010/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Spruce&submit=Go&c=GB|archivedate=20 April 2018}}Widnes player archive https://rugby.widnes.tv/playerprofile.php?mid=762

|updated = 30 September 2020

}}

Stuart Arthur Spruce (born 3 January 1971) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played as a {{rlp|fb}} for the Widnes Vikings and the Bradford Bulls, and represented England and Great Britain at international level.