Keith Mason (rugby league)
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Born | Dewsbury, England | 20 January 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project As of 12 May 2012 |
Keith Mason (born 20 January 1979) is an English born actor and former professional rugby league footballer, who played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Melbourne Storm, St. Helens, Castleford Tigers, and Huddersfield Giants, as a Prop.[2]
Club career
Keith Mason was disciplined by The Giants for failing to return to training following the Challenge Cup Final in 2009. His current contract with The Giants expires in 2011, The Giants have been approached by St. Helens regarding his availability for the 2011 season.
At the end of the 2013 season, Mason retired from playing rugby league in order to pursue a career as an actor. He is set to star in the film Skin Traffik alongside Mickey Rourke and Daryl Hannah.[3]
International honours
Keith Mason won caps for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2001 against England, and while at Melbourne Storm in 2002 against New Zealand on Sunday 3 November 2002.[4]
References
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers player is Hollywood star". Yorkshire Evening Post. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Huddersfield Giants profile
- Super League profile
- "My life in rugby league: Keith Mason" interview at TotalRL.com
- England too strong for brave Wales
- Wakefield suffer Mason KO
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1982 births
- Castleford Tigers players
- English rugby league players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Living people
- Melbourne Storm players
- Sportspeople from Dewsbury
- Rugby league props
- St Helens RLFC players
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league biography stubs