Chris Hankinson
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| Full name | Christopher Hankinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 November 1993 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 11 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Hankinson (born 30 November 1993) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.
He played for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship, the Barrow Raiders in Championship 1 and League 1, and Swinton Lions and London Broncos in the Championship. Hankinson has spent time on loan from Wigan at Swinton in the Betfred Championship. He has also played for Cumbria.
Background[]
Hankinson was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
He is a qualified electrician and personal trainer.
Career[]
Early career[]
Hankinson played his junior at the Ashton Bears. He was in the junior systems of the Salford City Reds, but did not progress through to the first team.
Leigh Centurions[]
He left Salford to begin his professional career at the Leigh Centurions. He made his debut for Leigh in 2014.
He was sent on loan by the Centurions to the Barrow Raiders, playing for the Cumbrian club throughout the 2015 Championship 1 season.
Leigh sent him to the Barrow the following year, spending the entire 2016 League 1 season in Cumbria.
Swinton Lions[]
Hanksinson moved from Leigh to the Swinton Lions in the Championship ahead of the 2017 season.
Wigan Warriors[]
He moved to his hometown club in July 2018, and he made his Super League début for Wigan in the derby against St Helens.[3]
He spent part of 2019 on loan at his former club Swinton, featuring in eight matches in the Championship.
He won a League Leaders medal with Wigan in 2020.
London Broncos[]
On 31 December 2020 it was announced that he had signed for the London Broncos for the 2021 season.[4]
Toulouse Olympique[]
On 9 November it was announced that Hankinson had left Wigan and signed for Toulouse Olympique on a two year deal. He will become the third goal-kicker at Toulouse along-side Mark Kheirallah and Anthony Marion.[5]
Club statistics[]
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
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| 2014 |  Leigh Centurions |
Championship | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | Leigh Centurions |
Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  Barrow Raiders |
Championship 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 56 |
| 2016 | Leigh Centurions |
Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Barrow Raiders |
League 1 | 24 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 256 |
| 2017 |  Swinton Lions |
Championship | 31 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 98 |
| 2018 | Swinton Lions |
Championship | 20 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 129 |
| 2018 |  Wigan Warriors |
Super League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Wigan Warriors |
Super League | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 40 |
| 2019 | Swinton Lions |
Championship | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | Wigan Warriors |
Super League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | Wigan Warriors |
Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 |  London Broncos |
Championship | 11 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 120 |
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Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club career total [6][7] | 148 | 50 | 262 | 1 | 725 | ||
References[]
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Super League: Wigan Warriors v St Helens". BBC Sport.
- ^ "London Broncos sign Wigan centre Chris Hankinson and Manly winger Abbas Miski". BBC Sport. 31 Dec 2020. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Toulouse Olympique confirm signing from Wigan Warriors". 9 November 2021.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris Hankinson. |
- London Broncos profile
- Wigan Warriors profile
- SL profile
- Swinton Lions profile[permanent dead link]
- Former Barrow Raiders Chris Hankinson and Joe Bullock left stunned by Salford Red Devils' comeback against Wigan Warriors
- They Played For Leigh
- HANKINSON TO HIT 50 AGAINST RAMS
- Wigan Warriors' Chris Hankinson taps into PT background
- Tracey joins Barrow on loan from Leigh
- Barrow Raiders old boy Chris Hankinson back in as Wigan Warriors thump Huddersfield Giants
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Barrow Raiders players
- Cumbria rugby league team players
- Leigh Centurions players
- London Broncos players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Wigan
- Swinton Lions players
- Toulouse Olympique players
- Wigan Warriors players
- English rugby league biography stubs