Toby King

Toby King (born 9 July 1996)[1] is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.[2][3] He has played for Ireland and the England Knights at international level.[4]

For the Scottish footballer, see Toby King (footballer).

Toby King
Personal information
Full nameTobias King
Born (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996[1]
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Warrington Wolves 82 28 0 0 112
2016(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 1 1 0 0 4
2018(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 1 0 0 0 0
Total 84 29 0 0 116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Ireland 1 1 0 0 4
2018 England Knights 2 0 0 0 0
As of 28 September 2019
Source: [2][3]

He has spent time on loan from Warrington at the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.

Background

King was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Toby is the younger brother of George King, and they played amateur rugby league together at Meltham All Blacks. They were spotted by the Wires’ Yorkshire scout Tommy Gleeson after both appeared for Huddersfield.

Warrington

King was promoted to Warrington first team squad in 2014. King made his début in July 2014 during a 72–10 victory over London, which was his only appearance in 2014. King next appeared in April 2015, scoring twice in an 80–0 rout against Wakefield Trinity.[5]

He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[6][7]

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[8]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium.[9]

He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St. Helens at Wembley Stadium.[10]

He played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[11]

International career

In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[12]

In 2018 he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the Lae Football Stadium.[13] King also played against PNG at the Oil Search National Football Stadium.[14]

In 2019 he was selected for the England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[15]

References
  1. "Toby King player profile". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. Gordon, James (24 March 2014). "Brothers promoted to Wires' first-team squad". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. "Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington". Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  13. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  14. "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  15. "England Knights vs Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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