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1 Early life  





2 Club career  



2.1  Leeds Rhinos  



2.1.1  Widnes Vikings (loan)  







2.2  Hull Kingston Rovers  





2.3  Castleford Tigers  





2.4  York Knights  







3 Representative career  





4 Honours  



4.1  Club  



4.1.1  Leeds Rhinos  









5 References  





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Chris Clarkson

Personal information

Full nameChristopher Clarkson
Born (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Playing information

Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)[1]
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–15 Leeds Rhinos 118 11 0 0 44
2015(loan) Widnes Vikings 25 4 0 0 16
2016–18 Hull Kingston Rovers 80 11 0 0 44
2019 Castleford Tigers 20 4 0 0 16
2020–23 York Knights 79 14 0 0 56
Total 322 44 0 0 176
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 England Knights 3 0 0 0 0

Source: [2][3]

Christopher Clarkson (born 7 April 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who last played in the second-row forward for the York Knights in the Betfred Championship. He is an England Knights international.

He has previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, spending a season on loan from Leeds at the Widnes Vikings in 2015.

Early life[edit]

Clarkson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Before joining Leeds, Clarkson was a pupil at Temple Moor High School. He played for his local amateur side East Leeds. Clarkson was a new recruit for the Leeds Rhinos Academy in 2006. One year later he became a regular in the Academy side and he helped the Junior Academy side clinch the Championship. For that game he was named in the starting line-up for the victory over St. Helens in the Grand Final. He earned his place in the side after he had registered an impressive nine tries in 21 appearances over the season.

Club career[edit]

Leeds Rhinos[edit]

Clarkson made his Super League début for Leeds club on 19 March 2010 in a 10-17 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers, deputising for Ryan Hall. He showed his versatility by playing on the wing, before following this up at centre in the following game against Wigan.[4]

Clarkson playing for the Leeds Rhinos in 2010

He played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat against WarringtonatWembley Stadium.[5][6]

Clarkson played from the interchange bench for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat against Wigan at Wembley Stadium.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] He played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. HelensatOld Trafford.[22][23] Clarkson was part of the successful Leeds team that won the 2012 Super League Grand Final. Clarkson also played a winning role in Leeds 2014 Challenge Cup Final triumph over the Castleford Tigers. Throughout his time with the club, Clarkson made 118 appearances for the Leeds club and registering 11 tries in total.

Widnes Vikings (loan)[edit]

In 2015, Clarkson was sent out on loan to Widnes, where he played 25 games and scored four tries in their Super League and Qualifiers campaign.

Hull Kingston Rovers[edit]

On 2 October 2015, Clarkson signed a three-year deal to play for Hull Kingston Rovers starting in the 2016 season. Clarkson suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound GamebySalford. 12-months later however, Clarkson was part of the Hull Kingston Rovers side that won promotion back to the Super League at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior.[24] It was revealed on 10 October 2018 that Clarkson would be departing Hull Kingston Rovers following a restructure of the club's on-field personnel.[25]

Castleford Tigers[edit]

Clarkson warming up for the Castleford TigersatAnfield in 2019

It was revealed on 7 January 2019, that Clarkson had been offered a trial at Castleford (Heritage № 988), in hope of earning a permanent deal at the club.[26] It was revealed on 15 February 2019 that, after a successful trial period, Clarkson had signed a one-year contract at Castleford.[27] He was assigned shirt number 33. Clarkson made his Castleford début on 23 February 2019, in a 6-40 victory over the London Broncos. Clarkson scored his first try for the Castleford side on 1 March 2019, in a 32-16 triumph over his former club Hull Kingston Rovers at the Jungle. This was later named Castleford's Try of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards night.[28]

York Knights[edit]

Clarkson joined York Knights ahead of the 2020 season. In October 2023, Clarkson announced his retirement from rugby league at the end of the 2023 season.[29]

Representative career[edit]

Clarkson has won representative honours with Yorkshire and England at under-17's level. He has also featured for the England Knights in 2012.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Leeds Rhinos[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leeds Rhinos Players & Coaches 1st Team". web page. Leeds Rhinos. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  • ^ loverugbyleague
  • ^ Rugby League Project
  • ^ "Chris Clarkson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  • ^ Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6–30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  • ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  • ^ "Wigan edge thrilling cup final". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Wigan's Challenge Cup win a team effort - Joel Tomkins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ skysports.com (27 August 2011). "Maguire salutes Wembley heroes". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ ESPN staff (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup glory for Wigan Warriors". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  • ^ wiganwarriors.com (28 August 2011). "Wigan are 2011 Cup Champions". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18-28 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18-28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report". The Guardian. London.
  • ^ therfl.co.uk (28 August 2011). "Challenge Cup: Lima inspires Wigan win". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  • ^ Brown, Oliver (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final: Leeds Rhinos 18 Wigan Warriors 28". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Chisnall, Craig (28 August 2011). "Lima double inspires Wigan to Cup win". Wide World of Sports. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Henson, Mike (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Brown, Oliver (28 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final 2011: Wigan's warrior spirit shades controversy in emphatic win over Leeds Rhinos". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ Press Association (27 August 2011). "Wigan edge thrilling cup final". Free Press. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ "O'Loughlin savours special cup win". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ bbc.co.uk (30 August 2011). "Wigan's Sam Tomkins punished for gesture at Leeds fans". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ "Leeds claim Grand Final glory as inspired Rob Burrow sinks St Helens". Guardian. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ "St Helens 16 Leeds 32". Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  • ^ "Hull KR sign Chris Clarkson on a three-year deal from Leeds Rhinos". Sky Sports. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  • ^ "Mass exodus at Hull Kingston Rovers". 10 October 2018.
  • ^ "Clarkson Joins On Trial". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  • ^ "Clarkson earns Cas contract". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  • ^ "Watts At The Treble On Awards Night". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  • ^ "Captain Clarkson to retire at the end of 2023". York RLFC. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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