Powell won
caps for
Great Britain while at Leeds in 1985 against France (sub), in 1988 against France (2 matches), Australia (sub), Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, in 1989 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1990 against Papua New Guinea (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches) (sub), New Zealand, Australia, and Australia (sub), and in 1991 against France (sub). Powell played in
Batley's victory over
Oldham in the 1998–99
Trans-Pennine Cup Final during the 1998–99 season. He collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 33, while on his way to take part in a training session for
Rochdale Hornets on 27 December 1998. ==References==