Toby Adamson

Tobias Alexander Brian Adamson (born 28 May 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.

Toby Adamson
Personal information
Full nameTobias Big Dong Adamson
Born (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990
England
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–12 Salford City Reds 2 0 0 0 0
2012–14 North Wales Crusaders 48 9 0 0 36
2015–17 Dewsbury Rams 58 9 0 0 36
2018 Rochdale Hornets 24 1 0 0 4
2019– Leigh Centurions 24 5 0 0 20
Total 156 24 0 0 96
As of 3 December 2018
Source: [2][3]

He has previously played for Salford City Reds in the Super League, and for the Dewsbury Rams and the North Wales Crusaders.[4]

Adamson attended St Ambrose College in Hale Barns where he played rugby union as a centre. His earlier rugby league was played for Leigh East amateur club where he spent an illustrious 8-years. Toby made his Salford début against Huddersfield Giants (away) in 2010. Toby is the middle child of 5 boys His elder brother, Luke, has also played for Salford City Reds.[5]

During a brief sabbatical from the professional ranks, Adamson returned to the University of Liverpool to complete his degree in Law. Juggling his studies with the responsibilities of acting as the student mentor at his halls of residence, Toby graduated with 2:1 honours. He has used the skills and knowledge gained from his studies to launch a successful career in business, following his passion for healthy eating by launching 'healthy food' restaurant 'Heaven 'N' Health' alongside his brothers, Luke and Josh.

Toby was snapped up by the North Wales Crusaders manager Clive Griffiths when his sabbatical came to an end.[6] He is looking to relish this opportunity and is quoted as saying "Clive Griffiths and John Fieldhouse were good enough to give me an opportunity to get back into the game at a good level so I'm going to take it with both hands and reward them." [7]

After a succession of solid performances during Toby's maiden season at the North Wales Crusaders there was much speculation regarding his future at the club. Such speculation, however, was put to bed when Toby signed on for the 2013 season.

References
  1. "Salford City Reds Official club website". web page. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. Love Rugby League
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Tony Adamson joins Hornets for 2018". Rochdale Hornets. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. "FTA Sport". FTA Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. "Crusaders make Salford signing ahead of Oldham match". North Wales Crusaders. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  7. http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_9490-toby-adamson-grateful-for-chance-at-north-wales-crusaders.html


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