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Engage Mutual Charity Man Of The Match Award
The Engage Mutual Charity Man of the Match Award was a scheme by which players judged man-of-the-match for games of the 2011 Super League season nominated charities to whom donations were made. The Super League is top level professional rugby league club competition for clubs in Europe, as of 2019. The 2011 Super League season (known as the Engage Super League XVI for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996. In 2011 the league had fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from France. In partnership with Sky Sports, Engage Mutual Assurance - title sponsor of the Super League - donated £100 to thSteve Prescott Foundationand £100 to a charity nominated by the Man of the Match, at all live televised Super League games. Over the full season, donations to a variety of charitable causes totaled over £12,000. Engage Mutual 2011 Winners of the Engage Mutual Man of The Match Award * '' 14 May Hud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of which eleven are from Northern England, reflecting the sport's geographic heartland within the UK, and one from southern France. The Super League began in 1996, replacing the existing Rugby Football League Championship First Division, First Division and, significantly, switching from a traditional winter season to a summer season. Each team plays 27 games between February and September: 11 home games, 11 away games, Magic Weekend and an additional 4 'loop fixtures' decided by league positions. The top six then enter the Super League play-offs, play-off series leading to the Super League Grand Final, Grand Final which determines the champions. The bottom team is relegated to the RFL Championship, Championship. In a recent tradition, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Galea
Ben Galea (born 16 August 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A City New South Wales representative forward, he previously played in Australasia's National Rugby League for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tigers (with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership) and also for English club the Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull F.C. of Super League. Background Galea was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, and is of Maltese descent. While attending Marayong John Paul II, he played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1996. Playing career After struggling to make an impact in the lower grades at the Parramatta Eels, Galea signed with the newly merged Wests Tigers. National Rugby League In 2000 Galea in made a handful of NRL appearances for the Tigers from the bench. In 2001, Galea became a regular member of the Tigers' team. He represented City and was named the club's player of the year. After missing the first 2 games of the season, he played in every ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangi Chase
Moutoa Lance "Rangi" Chase (born 11 April 1986) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Rochdale Hornets in RFL League 1. He played at representative level for the New Zealand Māori before moving to Britain and playing for the Exiles, and then the England national team. Chase played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs Wests Tigers and St. George Illawarra Dragons before playing in the Super League for English clubs Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 894) and Salford Red Devils. Chase was the 2011 Albert Goldthorpe Medal Winner and was selected in the England squad for the 2011 Gillette Four Nations. On 4 October 2011, Chase was presented with the Man of Steel Award whilst playing for Castleford Tigers. On 4 August 2017 it was announced that he had been suspended a result of a failed drug test from the previous month and on 23 November 2017 the UKAD confirmed a two-year ban from rugby. On 14 May 2019, it was announced Chase would return to rugby league wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Carvell
Garreth Carvell (born 21 April 1980) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Wales. Then, he played his entire professional club career in England, for Stanningley ARLFC (in Leeds), in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves ( Heritage № 1084), the Leeds Rhinos ( Heritage № 1299), Gateshead Thunder (loan), Hull FC, and the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 948), and in the Championship for Featherstone Rovers ( Heritage № 1025), as a or . Background Carvell was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Carvell made his Super League début for Leeds in 1997's Super League II as a 16-year-old against the Sheffield Eagles on Friday 22 August 1997. After a successful loan spell at the newly formed Gateshead Thunder in 1999, he signed for Hull F.C. in 2000 where he developed into one of the top s in the country, helping Hull F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Kearney
Brett Kearney (born 29 September 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales), also known by the nickname of "BK", is an Australian professional rugby league footballer formerly with the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, now currently playing for the Collegians in the Illawarra Rugby League competition. A utility back, he has represented Country Origin and previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla. Biography Early career Kearney's ''Junior Club'' was the Kincumber Colts, on the Central Coast. Kearney was recruited to play with the North Sydney Bears in the Harold Matthews Cup and S.G. Ball Cup before he moved on to South Sydney in 2003. 2003-2005 Kearney made his ''First Grade Debut'' in round 1 of the 2003 NRL season for South Sydney against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium. Kearney made a total of 28 appearances for South Sydney as the club struggled towards the bottom of the table finishing last in 2003 and 2004. 2006-2014 Signing with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Lunt
Shaun Lunt is aN English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship, and has played for England and the England Knights at international level. Lunt played for the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 835) in National League One, Workington Town in National League Two and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He played on loan from Huddersfield at the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. Lunt played for Hull Kingston Rovers, and on loan from Hull KR at the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League. Background Lunt was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. Career Castleford Tigers Lunt started his professional career at Castleford Tigers Workington Town Lunt then moved on to play for Workington Town. Huddersfield Giants Lunt joined Huddersfield in time for the 2009 Super League season. Lunt has made a promising start to life in Super League, scoring a try on his début, and adding four more in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Evans (rugby League)
Rhys Evans (born 1992) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or mostly recently for the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship. He has played for both the England Knights and Wales at international level. He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at the Leigh Centurions, Swinton Lions and the North Wales Crusaders. He has also played for Leigh in the Championship, and also on loan from Bradford at the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. Background Evans was born in Bridgend, Wales. He is the twin brother of fellow Wales international Ben Evans. Early career Both he and his brother were noticed by scouts of numerous Super League clubs while representing their secondary school, Brynteg Comprehensive School, in the National Schools Rugby League final on two separate occasions, 2004 and 2005. Although he had been brought up in an area dominated by rugby union, and playing junior rugby for Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Harrison (rugby League)
Ben Harrison (born 24 February 1988) is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a and forward for the Barrow Raiders in Betfred League 1. He has played at international level for Ireland, England and the England Knights. He previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League and on loan from Warrington at the Widnes Vikings in the Championship and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. Background Ben Harrison was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, he is the younger brother of the rugby league footballer; Liam Harrison, and he was a pupil, and played rugby union, at Chetwynde School in Barrow-in-Furness. Playing career Warrington Wolves Harrison signed for the Warrington Wolves in 2005, he made his début for the Warrington side against the Salford City Reds, and other than two loan periods, he played his entire club career for the Warrington club. Harrison spent a month on loan at the Widnes club during 2007. Harrison playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Huby
Craig Huby (born 27 March 1986) is an English rugby league footballer. He has previously played as a for Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage № 1379) and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and spent 11 years with the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 800), playing in the Super League and the second tier of English rugby league. Background Huby was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England in 1986. Playing career He made his début for his hometown club, Castleford Tigers, against Leeds Rhinos as a 17-year-old in May 2003. He established himself as a regular first-team player in the 2005 National League season and his good form of that season continued in the Super League 2006. He suffered a number of injuries in the promotion-winning season of 2007 but was a key member of the side in 2008. In May 2008, Huby signed a three-year extension to his contract, and, in March 2011, by then Castleford’s longest serving player, he signed a further three-year contract. A fractured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Charnley
Joshua Charnley (born 26 June 1991) is an English international professional rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League. He previously played for the Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, with whom he won the 2013 and 2016 Super League Grand Finals, and was on loan from Wigan at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He has also played for the England Knights at international level. Charnley also played rugby union for the Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. Background Charnley was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England on 26 June 1991. He originally started playing for Chorley Panthers and then local amateurs Wigan St Patricks leading to Super League's Wigan Warriors. Professional playing career Charnley made numerous appearances for the Under 20s in 2010 before joining Blackpool Panthers on dual registration and then Hull Kingston Rovers on loan. He was a player around the fringes of a first team opportunity at Wigan before the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Foster
Jamie Foster (born 27 July 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Workington Town in Betfred League 1 . His position of preference is in the s, but he has been known to convert to the or . Foster is also a recognised goalkicker. He signed from local amateur club Blackbrook Royals ARLFC. As of June 2014, Jamie lives in Newton-Le-Willows, not far from where he grew up in Haydock, St. Helens. He has played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. St Helens RLFC In the fourth round of the 2010 Challenge Cup, he finally made his first-grade début, after three years in reserve-grade rugby, playing on the wing in place of the injured Francis Meli, where he kicked eight goals from as many attempts in a 56–16 win over Toulouse Olympique. In his Super League début the week later, again deputising for Meli, Foster looked impressive once more with the boot scoring eight from eight in a 41–20 success over Leeds. His first failure with the boot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Westwood
Ben Westwood (born 25 July 1981) is an English former rugby league footballer who played as a or in the Betfred Super League. He played for England and the England Knights at international level. He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League before moving to the Warrington Wolves in 2002. He was part of Warrington's 2009, 2010 and 2012 Challenge Cup winning teams. He has also played for Yorkshire. Background Westwood was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Early career He began his career at local team Normanton Knights, before being scouted for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Club career Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Westwood spent three seasons with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats between 1999 and 2002. Warrington Wolves A talismanic player for Warrington who has been top tackler at the club for the past two seasons and top tackler out of marker for the past three, Westwood was Warrington's Players' Player of the Year and Fans' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
