Nick Pinkney

Nick Pinkney (born 6 December 1970) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger and stand-off in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Ryedale-York, the Keighley Cougars, the Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, the Salford City Reds and the Hull Kingston Rovers.[2]

Nick Pinkney
Nick Pinkney
Personal information
Born (1970-12-06) 6 December 1970
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–93 Ryedale-York
1993–96 Keighley Cougars 103 101 0 0 404
1997–98 Sheffield Eagles 46 24 0 0 96
1999 Halifax 29 14 0 0 56
2000–02 Salford City Reds 69 32 0 0 128
2002–04 Hull Kingston Rovers 62 30 0 0 120
Total 309 201 0 0 804
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 England 4 3 0 0 12

Career

Club career

Pinkney started his professional career at Ryedale-York, scoring a try on his debut against Chorley Borough in November 1989.[7] He was signed by Keighley Cougars in 1993 for a fee of £40,000.[7] While at the Keighley Cougars, Pinkney scored over 100 tries, and broke the club record for most tries in a season twice in consecutive seasons.[7] In 1997, he joined Sheffield Eagles. Pinkney played and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

In May 2000, Pinkney scored his 200th career try in a 20–38 defeat against Halifax.[8]

Representative career

Nick Pinkney was an England international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He was selected for England in the 1995 World Cup Final on the reserve bench but did not play as Australia won the match and retained the Cup.[3]

References
  1. "Player Summary: Nick Pinkney". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1994). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7851-1.
  5. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.
  6. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1996). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7767-5.
  7. "Rugby League: Pinkney goes for 200 try landmark". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. Laybourn, Ian (8 May 2000). "Gannon's pivotal intervention conquers Salford". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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