Greg Minikin

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Greg Minikin
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Personal information
Full nameGregory Minikin
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 26)
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 York City Knights 39 20 0 0 80
2016–19 Castleford Tigers 96 43 0 0 172
2016(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 7 4 0 0 16
2020–21 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 10 0 0 28
2022– Warrington Wolves 0 0 0 0 0
Total 165 77 0 0 296
As of 31 December 2021
Source: [1][2]

Greg Minikin (born (1995-03-29)29 March 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for Warrington Wolves in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.[3]

He has previously played for the York City Knights in the Championship and the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 966) in the Super League. Minkin also spent time on loan from Castleford at the Batley Bulldogs in the Kingstone Press Championship.

Background[]

Minikin was born in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.

Career[]

York City Knights[]

Minikin made his Knights début on 12 May 2013 in a Challenge Cup match away at Catalans Dragons in the south of France. His league début came on 23 June 2013 in a Championship match against Leigh Centurions at the Leigh Sports Village.

Castleford Tigers[]

After an impressive three seasons at York, Minikin was signed by Super League club Castleford Tigers on a two-year contract starting in 2016.[4]

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[5][6][7]

Batley Bulldogs (loan)[]

In that same year, Minikin was loaned to Championship side Batley. Here, he scored 4 tries in just 7 appearances.

Hull Kingston Rovers[]

In 2020, he joined Hull KR. Minikin made a total of 10 appearances in the 2020 Super League season and scored six tries. He missed most of the season with a knee injury which occurred against Wigan.[8]

Warrington Wolves[]

On 6 September 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Warrington in the Super League[9]

International career[]

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[10]

In 2019 he was selected for the England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Love Rugby League
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Castleford sign York youngster". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Greg Minikin set for lengthy lay-off after Hull KR receive bad news on knee injury". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Warrington confirm signing of Greg Minikin". Love Rugby League. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. ^ "England Knights vs Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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