Liam Kay
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| Full name | Liam Kay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1991 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 3 lb (90 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Kay is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.[5]
He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League, and on loan from the Wildcats at Doncaster in the Kingstone Press Championship. Kay has also played for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship and the Toronto Wolfpack in the Championship and the Super League. He also spent time on loan from Toronto at Wakefield in the top flight.
Background[]
Kay was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Career[]
Wakefield[]
Kay signed a professional contract at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2012 as a halfback but was mostly played on the wing. He scored 7 tries for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 5 appearances. In 2013 he was sent on dual registration to Doncaster where he played at both halfback but mostly on the wing as he had done at Wakefield. He scored 12 tries in 21 appearances for Doncaster before he returned to Wakefield where a hat-trick of tries against Castleford Tigers in the closing game of the 2013 season.
Leigh[]
Kay signed for Championship side Leigh in 2014 where he played as a wing. In his first season with the club, they finished top of the league and won the Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers to win the Championship for the first time since 2004. In 2015 Kay equalled the record for most tries in a season by a Leigh wing which was 36 as the Leigh Centurions again won the Championship title.
Toronto[]
Kay was the first-ever signing to play for the newly formed Canadian club, Toronto Wolfpack, for their inaugural season in 2017. Kay ended that season as the division's top try scorer. He was also named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[6]
In 2018 again Toronto Wolfpack would finish top of the championship and would enter the play offs for a chance for promotion. Unfortunately Kay suffered an extremely complex injury in the first week of the play-offs, unfortunately that wasn't the first of the bad news for Toronto Wolfpack as they would later fail to reach the Super league losing to London Broncos In the Million Pound Game.
In 2019 Kay would miss the first few games due to the injury he sustained in August 2018. But he made his return on Canadian soil against Bradford Bulls. Again Toronto Wolfpack would finish top of the table and at last gain promotion to Super League with Kay firmly in the mix.
It's a testament to Kay and his dedication to the Toronto Wolfpack, he was the first ever signing for the club and he helped steer them From League 1 to Super League within 3 years. It's safe to say he has cemented his place in Toronto Wolfpack history.
Wakefield (II)[]
On July 16, 2020, Kay was loaned to Wakefield Trinity from the Toronto Wolfpack for the remainder of the 2020 Super League season, while also signing a two-year deal with the Trinity for 2021 & 2022.[7]
Honours[]
- Championship:
- Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
- League 1:
- Winner: 2017
References[]
- ^ a b "5. Liam Kay". torontowolfpack.com. Toronto Wolfpack. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ itsrugby
- ^ "Trinity sign Liam Kay!". wakefieldtrinity.com. Wakefield Trinity. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Ireland name Rugby League World Cup squad". sbs.com.au. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Trinity sign Liam Kay!". wakefieldtrinity.com. Wakefield Trinity. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links[]
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- Toronto Wolfpack profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
- 2017 RLWC profile
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- English people of Irish descent
- English rugby league players
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Leigh Centurions players
- Oxford Rugby League players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Leeds
- Toronto Wolfpack players
- Wakefield Trinity players