George King (rugby league)

George King
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Francis Noel King[1]
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight16 st 4 lb (103 kg)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–18 Warrington Wolves 97 7 0 0 28
2015(loan) → N Wales Crusaders 5 2 0 0 8
2018(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 5 1 0 0 4
2019–20 Wakefield Trinity 29 0 0 0 0
2020–24 Hull Kingston Rovers 96 4 0 0 16
2025– Huddersfield Giants 0 0 0 0 0
Total 232 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Ireland 14 7 0 0 28
Source: [2][3]
As of 31 October 2024
RelativesToby King (brother)

George King (born 24 February 1995) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and prop for Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.

He previously played for Wakefield Trinity and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at the North Wales Crusaders in Championship 1 and the Rochdale Hornets in the Betfred Championship.[2][3]

Background

King was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

George is the older brother of Toby King: they both played their amateur rugby league at Meltham All Blacks, and George additionally played for Siddal. They were spotted by the Wires’ Yorkshire scout Tommy Gleeson after both appeared for Huddersfield.[citation needed]

In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[4]

Warrington Wolves

King was promoted to the Warrington Wolves first team squad in 2014.[5] His Super League début was against the Bradford Bulls in June 2014.

He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[6][7]

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[8]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium.[9]

He played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[10]

Hull Kingston Rovers

In September 2020 the club web site announced the signing of King from Wakefield Trinity[11] King played a total of 20 games for Hull KR in the 2021 Super League season including the club's 28-10 semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons.[12][13][14] On 12 August 2023, King played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final.[15] King played 27 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the clubs semi-final loss against Wigan.[16]

Huddersfield Giants

On 17 October 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Huddersfield in the Super League on a four-year deal.[17]

References

  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ^ Gordon, James (24 March 2014). "Brothers promoted to Wolves first-team squad". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington". Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. ^ "ROVERS SECURE THE SIGNATURE OF GEORGE KING UNTIL 2022". www.hullkr.co.uk. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ^ Bower, Aaron (30 September 2021). "Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final". The Guardian.
  13. ^ "Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review". www.skysports.com.
  14. ^ "Super League: Warrington Wolves 0-19 Hull KR - Robins set up a semi-final at Catalans". www.bbc.com. 23 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ "Relive Wigan's thumping win v Hull KR to head to Grand Final". BBC Sport. 6 October 2023.
  17. ^ Callum Walker (17 October 2024). "Hull KR prop George King makes move to Super League rivals". Total RL.
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