Jack Walker (rugby league)

Jack William Walker (born 8 August 1999) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.

Jack Walker
Personal information
Full nameJack William Walker[1]
Born (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Leeds Rhinos 68 22 0 0 88
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 England Knights 1 1 0 0 4
As of 1 January 2021
Source: [2][3]

Background

Walker was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Club career

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]

International career

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.[8]

Honours

Club
  • Runner up: 2018

References
  1. "Walker Hoping To Make Most Of Rhinos Chance". Leeds Rhinos. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. RLP
  4. "Rhinos stun Tigers to win eighth Super League Grand Final". express.co.uk. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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