Kieran Dixon
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Full name | Kieran Dixon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hackney, London, England | 22 August 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 31 March 2021 |
Kieran Dixon (born 22 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as winger or fullback for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship and the England Knights at international level.
He has played for the London Broncos in the Super League and in the Championship, and on loan from the Broncos at the Hemel Stags in League 1. He also played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.[1][2]
Background[]
Dixon was born in Hackney, London, England. Dixon grew up in Hemel Hempstead and attended Cavendish school.
Playing career[]
London Broncos[]
Kieran Dixon made his début for the London Broncos in the 24-34 defeat by St Helens in the Super League match at Twickenham Stoop on 4 February 2012.[4]
He scored his first try against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the Twickenham Stoop in a 36-0 win.
He suffered a career threatening injury whilst on international duty in 2013, and returned to first team action towards the end of the 2014 Super League season, with the Broncos relegation from the top flight long since confirmed.
Hemel Stags[]
Dixon was loaned to the Hemel Stags in a bid to regain fitness on his return to first team with the Broncos.
Hull Kingston Rovers[]
After a serious injury ruled him out for the most of the 2014 season, Dixon joined Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015. He appeared for Rovers in the 2015 Challenge Cup final, however his performance in the match was heavily criticised as the team suffered a record-breaking 50-0 defeat by Leeds.[5][6] The following week, Dixon bounced back to score two tries in a man-of-the-match display as Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity.[7] And on 12th 09-15 went 2 better with yet another man of the match performance and 4 tries against Bradford Bulls in a match that made sure Rovers secured Super league status for the next season.[8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Kieran_Dixon.jpg/200px-Kieran_Dixon.jpg)
Newcastle Thunder[]
Dixon played one game on loan for the Newcastle Thunder in RFL League 1, scoring a try against the London Skolars in May 2016.
Return to London[]
Dixon re-signed for the London Broncos after Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated from the Super League, taking up the offer to return to his home club for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[9]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Kieran_Dixon_London_Broncos.jpg/200px-Kieran_Dixon_London_Broncos.jpg)
Dixon was the top try scorer for the club in 2018, with 26 tries to his name. The club was promoted back to Super League after victory in the "Million Pound game" away in Toronto.
In 2019 London were relegated from the Super League on points difference, with Dixon topping the goal and point scoring record for the Broncos for their 2019 season.
Dixon again topped the goal and point scoring record for London, in their shortened season that was affected by the global pandemic.
York City Knights[]
On 17 November 2020 it was announced that Dixon would join the York City Knights from the 2021 season.[10]
International[]
Dixon played at representative level with the England Knights.
He sustained a career threatening injury in 2013 against Samoa.
Club statistics[]
Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
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2012 | ![]() |
Super League | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
2013 | ![]() |
Super League | 24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
2014 | ![]() |
Super League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2014 | ![]() |
Championship 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | ![]() |
Super League | 27 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 104 |
2016 | ![]() |
Super League | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
2016 | ![]() |
League 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2017 | ![]() |
Championship | 21 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 170 |
2018 | ![]() |
Championship | 28 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 210 |
2019 | ![]() |
Championship | 27 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 190 |
2020 | ![]() |
Championship | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
2021 | ![]() |
Championship | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
Club career total [11][12] | 180 | 127 | 214 | 0 | 936 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ London Official
- ^ "Profile at londonbroncosrl.com". londonbroncosrl.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Hull KR to rally around Kieran Dixon after Wembley disaster
- ^ Hull KR: Kieran Dixon will bounce back from Wembley horror show – Craig Murdock
- ^ Chris Chester praises Kieran Dixon for recovering from his Wembley nightmare
- ^ "Hull KR v Bradford Bulls: Super 8s Qualifiers preview". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/kieran-dixon-looking-forward-to-returning-home/
- ^ "KIERAN DIXON JOINS YORK CITY KNIGHTS". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
External links[]
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- England Knights national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- Hemel Stags players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Leigh Centurions players
- London Broncos players
- People from the London Borough of Hackney
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from London
- Rugby league wingers
- York City Knights players