Chris Tuson (born 25 February 1988) is an English former professional

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footballer who played as a . He spent most of his career at the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

( Heritage № 1008), but also played for the

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Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

( Heritage № 906) and

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

Background

Born in Leyland,

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, Tuson started his career with amateur clubs Leyland Warriors and Bamber Bridge, and attended

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Career

He was signed by

in 2006, and made his first team début from the bench against

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

in 2008. In 2010, Tuson made his second appearance for Wigan against

, and also made one appearance for

as a dual registration player before joining Castleford on loan for one month. The loan deal was later extended, and Tuson went on to appear eight times for the club. In June 2013, he rejected a new contract from Wigan and agreed to join

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...

for the start of the 2014 season. However, the move failed to materialise due to Wakefield's financial problems, and Tuson opted to join

instead. He played in the

2013 Challenge Cup Final The 2013 Challenge Cup Final was the 112th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2013 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 August 2013, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Hull F.C. and Wigan Warriors. The ...

victory over

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. In July 2014, Tuson announced his retirement due to a recurring back injury.

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Wigan Warriors profile
*
Chris Tuson Wigan Career Page
on the Wigan RL Fansite''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuson, Chris 1988 births Living people Blackpool Panthers players Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players People from Leyland, Lancashire Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Lancashire Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Wigan Warriors players