Stephen Wild

Stephen Wild

Personal information
Nickname	Wildy
Born	April 26, 1981 (1981-04-26) Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–2005	Wigan Warriors	102	30	0	0	120
2006–10	Huddersfield Giants	129	39	0	0	156
2011–	Salford City Reds	22	1	0	0	4
	Total	253	70	0	0	280
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002–??	Lancashire	?	0	0	0	0
2005–05	England	1	0	0	0	0
2004–07	Great Britain	2	1	0	0	4

Stephen Wild (born April 26, 1981 in Wigan, England) is a professional rugby league player for Huddersfield Giants.

Wild signed for Wigan Warriors from local amateurs Wigan St. Patrick's. He joined Wigan's first team after progressing through the lower ranks at the club, making his debut in 2001. He made his first representative appearance in 2002 for Lancashire. He was signed by the Giants in 2006 and has recently agreed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2009.

He has been used as a Loose forward/Lock at the Giants, but he has previously played in the Second-row and in the Centres. He has previously been compared to Nathan Hindmarsh, currently one of the sport's best players in Wild's position.

In June 2007 Wild was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France having made his debut against Australia in 2004, he has also represented England against New Zealand, as well as Lancashire in Origin Series.

External links

• Stephen Wild Giants Profile
• Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org