Jon Wilkin

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Jon Wilkin
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Personal information
Nickname Wilko, Jean Jean
Born 1 November 1983 (1983-11-01) (age 28)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 Hull KR 25 7 0 1 29
2002– St. Helens 174 55 0 1 221
Total 199 62 0 2 250
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–09 England 6 1 0 0 4
2006–07 Great Britain 6 0 0 0 0
As of 2 November 2008

Jon Wilkin (born 1 November 1983 in Hull, Thorngumbald) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens. St Helens' Stand-off/Five-eighth, Second-row or Loose forward/Lock Wilkin has won The Observer's first Community Champion Award.[2]

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[edit] Career

Wilkin started his career at Hull KR before being signed by St. Helens.[3]

Wilkin soon broke into the first team and has been dubbed by some as one of the most promising running backs in the game. By the age of 24, Wilkin had impressed many and played in some high octane matches.

The 2006 season was a new high point in Jon’s career. He was a key member of the treble-winning team as Saints won the Challenge Cup where he played with a broken nose, won the Super League Leaders’ trophy, and triumphed in the Super League Grand Final by beating Hull FC 26-4.

The icing on the cake for Wilkin and St. Helens came when they won the BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Team of the Year award, with Daniel Anderson taking the Best Coach honour.[4]

Wilkin (L) was recognised for his good season by being named in the 2006 Super League Dream Team.[5]

He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final defeat to the Leeds Rhinos.[6]

[edit] International honours

Wilkin was called in to the Tri Nations squad in 2005 but did not feature in the competition. However, he was included in the 25-man squad for the 2006 Tri-Nations Tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Wilkin made his international debut from the bench at the Aussie Stadium, Sydney on 4 November 2006 against Australia. He came off the bench in two further games in that series, the first against New Zealand in Wellington and the second against Australia in Brisbane.

He has been named to the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7]

He has figured in all of England's 2011 Gillette [Four Nations] games so far and has been in outstanding form.

[edit] Other

Jon was awarded community volunteer of 2008 at a ceremony in Manchester. Jon said of his achievement "All those hours of helping others is part of my job". Jon went on to thank, amongst others, author Rudyard Kipling whose poem 'If' is a prominent influence in his life.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Meet the Teams First Team Players". web page. Saints RFC. 2011. http://www.saintsrlfc.com/team/73. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Wilks wins Observer Community Award". Saints. 2007-06-12. http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/336. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 
  3. ^ "Saints swoop for Wilkin". BBC. 2002-12-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/2264392.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 
  4. ^ "Team of the Year - St Helens rugby league side". BBC. 2006-12-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6220542.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 
  5. ^ "Saints top Dream Team nominations". BBC. 2006-09-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/5357734.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 
  6. ^ "2008 Grand Final". BBC. 2008-10-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642170.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
  7. ^ "Purdham earns World Cup call-up". BBC. 2008-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656553.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 

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