Anthony Blackwood
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| Born | 13 September 1982 Barrow-In-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 0 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Blackwood (born 13 September 1982) is an English professional rugby league footballer who played for the Crusaders RL in the Super League, and the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1.[1][2][3] He has previously represented Wales and played as a centre or wing.
Background
Blackwood was born in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, England.
Playing career
Formerly a back-row player, Blackwood signed for Crusaders in 2007 from Halifax.[4] He is a former Leigh Centurions academy captain.
International honours
Blackwood made his Wales début against Scotland in 2005, winning caps for Wales while at Halifax, and Celtic Crusaders 2005…present 7(6?)-caps 3-tries 12-points.[2]
A regular and one of the most committed Welsh internationals, Anthony joined the Crusaders from Halifax at the start of last season following an impressive record with the Yorkshire-side. He continued to impress at the Crusaders in both the 2007 and 2008 season scoring 14 tries in year one followed by 11 in 2008
References
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Crusaders sign centre Blackwood". BBC News. 17 October 2006.
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