Jack Walker (rugby league)
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| Full name | Jack Walker[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1999 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 10 lb (87 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack William Walker (born 8 August 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a fullback for Hull FC in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.
Background
[edit]Walker was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Club career
[edit]Walker made his début for Leeds in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster where he scored a hat trick. He made his first Super League début against Huddersfield. He then went on to become Leeds' first choice fullback and played in the Rhinos' 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers 24-6 at Old Trafford.[4][5][6][7]
On 21 September 2023 it was announced that he had signed for Hull F.C. ahead of the 2024 season.[8]
International career
[edit]In 2018, Walker was selected to play for England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the Oil Search National Football Stadium.[9]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Winner: 2017
- Runner up: 2018
References
[edit]- ^ "Walker Hoping To Make Most Of Rhinos Chance". Leeds Rhinos. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Rhinos stun Tigers to win eighth Super League Grand Final". express.co.uk. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Hull FC confirm re-signing of Jack Walker as full-back makes cross-city switch". Love Rugby League. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
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