Sam Tomkins
England international rugby league footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sam Tomkins (born 23 March 1989) is a professional rugby league analyst for Sky Sports and professional player, after coming out of retirement to finish the 2024 season with Catalans Dragons in the Super League, the club he had initially retired following the end of 2023 season. He also played for and captained the England national rugby league team.
Parts of this article (those related to in depth information since 2014) need to be updated. (August 2023) |
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Born | (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35) Milton Keynes, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 1 lb (83 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 October 2023 |
Tomkins, a product of the Wigan Warriors academy, played as a fullback and occasional stand-off, across two stints for the Warriors as well as his time at Catalans Dragons. In addition, he also played two seasons in the NRL for New Zealand Warriors.
He is the two time Man of Steel, earning the title in 2012 and 2021.
He won three Super League Grand Finals with the Wigan Warriors in 2010, 2013, and 2018, as well as two Challenge Cup finals in 2011 and 2013.