Kieran Dixon
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| Full name | Kieran Dixon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1992 Hackney, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kieran Dixon (born 22 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as winger or fullback for the York City Knights in the Betfred Championship and the England Knights at international level.
He has played for the London Broncos in the Super League and in the Championship, and on loan from the Broncos at the Hemel Stags in League 1. He also played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.[1][2]
Background
Dixon was born in Hackney, London, England. Dixon grew up in Hemel Hempstead and attended the cavendish school.
Playing career
London Broncos
Kieran Dixon made his début for the London Broncos in the 24-34 defeat by St. Helens in the Super League match at Twickenham Stoop on 4 February 2012.[4]
He scored his first try against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the Twickenham Stoop in a 36-0 win.
Hemel Stags
Dixon was loaned to the Hemel Stags in a bid to regain fitness on his return to first-grade with the Broncos.
Hull Kingston Rovers
After a serious injury ruled him out for the most of the 2014 season, Dixon joined Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015. He appeared for Rovers in the 2015 Challenge Cup final, however his performance in the match was heavily criticised as the team suffered a record-breaking 50-0 defeat by Leeds.[5][6] The following week, Dixon bounced back to score two tries in a man-of-the-match display as Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity.[7] And on 12th 09-15 went 2 better with yet another man of the match performance and 4 tries against Bradford Bulls in a match that made sure Rovers secured Super league status for the next season.[8]
Return to London
Dixon re-signed for the London Broncos after Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated from the Super League, taking up the offer to return to his home club for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[9]
York City Knights
On 17 November 2020 it was announced that Dixon would join the York City Knights from the 2021 season.[10]
International
Dixon played at representative level with the England Knights.
He sustained a career threatening injury in 2013 against Samoa.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ London Official
- ^ "Profile at londonbroncosrl.com". londonbroncosrl.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Hull KR to rally around Kieran Dixon after Wembley disaster
- ^ Hull KR: Kieran Dixon will bounce back from Wembley horror show – Craig Murdock
- ^ Chris Chester praises Kieran Dixon for recovering from his Wembley nightmare
- ^ "Hull KR v Bradford Bulls: Super 8s Qualifiers preview". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/kieran-dixon-looking-forward-to-returning-home/
- ^ "KIERAN DIXON JOINS YORK CITY KNIGHTS". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
External links
Template:Hull Kingston Rovers - 2015 Challenge Cup Final runners-up