Lee Jackson (rugby league)

Lee Jackson (born 12 March 1969) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He was a hooker for the Great Britain, England, Hull F.C. (two spells), the Sheffield Eagles, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Newcastle Knights, the Leeds Rhinos and the York City Knights.[1][2][3]

Lee Jackson

Personal information
Born	12 March 1969 Kingston upon Hull, England
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988–93 Hull F.C. 1993–96 Sheffield Eagles 1995 South Sydney 8 2 0 0 8 1996–98 Newcastle Knights 58 3 0 0 12 1999–00 Leeds Rhinos 53 7 0 0 28 2001–02 Hull F.C. 46 12 1 0 50 2003–05 York City Knights 74 14 2 0 60 Total 239 38 3 0 158 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–94 Great Britain 17 1 0 0 4 1995 England 6 0 0 0 0 1997 Rest of World 1 0 0 0 0
As of 30 December 2009 Source: [1][2][3]

Hull-born Jackson was arguably the most talented British hooker of his generation. He featured on the 1990 Lions tour and played in Hull FC's 14–4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on 12 May 1991.[4] before joining Sheffield Eagles. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Lee Jackson scored the fastest ever try in either code of rugby, after 9-seconds for Hull F.C. in the 8–12 defeat by Sheffield Eagles in the 1992 Yorkshire County Cup semi-final during the 1992–93 season at the Don Valley Stadium on Tuesday 6 October 1992.[5]

In 1993, Sheffield Eagles paid Hull F.C. a fee of £83,000 for Lee Jackson (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £164,900 in 2013),[6] this makes him the most expensive hooker in the history of rugby league.[7]

Jackson was selected to play for England in the 1995 World Cup Final at hooker but Australia won the match and retained the Cup.

He later joined the Newcastle Knights, helping them to Grand Final success in 1997. He returned to Britain and had spells with Leeds Rhinos and Hull F.C. He finished his career with York City Knights, appearing 74 times before retiring in 2005.[8][9][10] Lee is widely renowned for changing the way in which hookers played and redefined the position as to how it is played to this day. An absolute pioneer for the position which is why he was so successful in Australia.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Caught in time – Hull win 1991 RL Premiership". The Times. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
5. "Guinness World Record". guinnessworldrecords.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
6. "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
7. "Tickle follows Lydon's lead". BBC. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
8. "Appearances/Scorers – Season 2003". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
9. "Appearances/Scorers – Season 2004". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
10. "Appearances/Scorers – Season 2005". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links

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