George King (born 24 February 1995) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for Wakefield Trinity and the Warrington Wolves in the

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, and on loan from Warrington at the

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in Championship 1 and the Rochdale Hornets in the Betfred Championship.

Background

King was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

George is the older brother of Toby King: they both played their amateur rugby league at Meltham All Blacks, and George additionally played for Siddal. They were spotted by the Wires’ Yorkshire scout Tommy Gleeson after both appeared for Huddersfield. In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.

Warrington Wolves

King was promoted to the Warrington Wolves first team squad in 2014. His Super League début was against the Bradford Bulls in June 2014. He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by

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at Wembley Stadium. He played in the

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defeat by the Wigan Warriors at

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. He played in the

2018 Challenge Cup Final The 2018 Challenge Cup Final was the 117th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2018 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 August 2018, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Catalans Dragons and Warrington W ...

defeat by the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium. He played in the

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defeat by the Wigan Warriors at

Hull Kingston Rovers

In September 2020 the club web site announced the signing of King from Wakefield Trinity King played a total of 20 games for Hull KR in the

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including the club's 28-10 semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons.

References

External links

Hull KR profileWakefield Trinity profileProfile at warringtonwolves.comSL profile
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Statistics at rlwc2017.comIreland profile
1995 births Living people English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Hull Kingston Rovers players Ireland national rugby league team captains Ireland national rugby league team players North Wales Crusaders players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league players from Huddersfield Rugby league props Wakefield Trinity players Warrington Wolves players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub