Greg Minikin
Greg Minikin (born 29 March 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship and the England Knights at international level.[3]
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| Full name | Gregory Minikin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1995 Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the York City Knights in the Championship and the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 966) in the Super League. Minkin also spent time on loan from Castleford at the Batley Bulldogs in the Kingstone Press Championship.
Background
Minikin was born in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Career
York City Knights
Minikin made his Knights début on 12 May 2013 in a Challenge Cup match away at Catalans Dragons in the south of France. His league début came on 23 June 2013 in a Championship match against Leigh Centurions at the Leigh Sports Village.
Castleford Tigers
After an impressive three seasons at York, Minikin was signed by Super League club Castleford Tigers on a two-year contract starting in 2016.[4]
He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[5][6][7]
Batley Bulldogs (loan)
In that same year, Minikin was loaned to Championship side Batley. Here, he scored 4 tries in just 7 appearances.
Hull Kingston Rovers
In 2020, he joined Hull KR. Minikin made a total of 10 appearances in the 2020 Super League season and scored six tries. He missed most of the season with a knee injury which occurred against Wigan.[8]
Warrington Wolves
On 6 September 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Warrington in the Super League[9] Minikin played six games for Warrington in the 2022 Super League season which saw the club finish 11th on the table. Minikin played 15 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.[10]
Featherstone Rovers
On 20 Oct 23 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers for 2024[11]
International career
In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[12]
In 2019 he was selected for the England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[13]
References
- Love Rugby League
- Rugby League Project
- "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Castleford sign York youngster". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "Greg Minikin set for lengthy lay-off after Hull KR receive bad news on knee injury". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
- "Warrington confirm signing of Greg Minikin". Love Rugby League. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- "Highs and lows from Warrington Wolves' 2023 season". www.warringtonguardian.co.uk.
- "Welcome Greg Minikin". Featherstone Rovers. 20 October 2023.
- "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "England Knights vs Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
