Greg Minikin

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

Greg Minikin
Personal information
Full nameGregory Minikin
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995
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– Hull Kingston Rovers 6 3 0 0 12
Total 148 70 0 0 280
As of 27 April 2020
Source: [1][2]

He has previously played for the York City Knights in the Championship and the Castleford Tigers 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.

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[8]

In 2019 he was selected for the England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[9]

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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. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. "England Knights vs Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.


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