Mikey Lewis (born 4 July 2001) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a or for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

in the

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and for

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at international level.

Playing career

2019

Lewis made his début for

against 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 ...

in round 25 of the 2019 season, in a 36-18 defeat at the

DW Stadium The DW Stadium is a stadium in Robin Park, in Wigan, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited, which is 85% owned by Wigan Athletic and 15% owned ...

. Lewis spent time on loan at

Newcastle Thunder The Newcastle Thunder are a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They play in the Betfred Championship competition, the second tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom. They play their home matches at Kingsto ...

in 2019, Lewis made 7 appearances in total, scoring 7 tries and adding 15 successful goals.

2020

In 2020, Lewis made 8 appearances in total for Hull KR, scoring 2 tries and adding 5 successful goals.

2021

On 12 May, it was reported that Lewis had signed to play for the

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

in the

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on a loan basis. Lewis played for the York City Knights in the

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final at

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, in a 41-34 defeat against the

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship (rugby league), Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rover ...

. Lewis made a total of 12 appearances for Hull KR in 2021, including in the club's 28-10 Super League play-off semi-final loss against the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from ...

. Before the start of the semi-final,

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compared Lewis' 2021 season to that of

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's 2005 season with the

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2022

In round 18, Lewis scored a

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for Hull KR in their 34-28 defeat against arch-rivals

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at the

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2023

In round 9, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in a 26-14 victory over St Helens, the clubs first win over the Saints since 2015. On 21 April, Lewis made his 50th appearance for Hull KR in a 7-12 victory over the

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. On 23 July, Lewis played in the

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semi-final for Hull KR, Lewis' side recorded a famous 11-10 victory over the Wigan Warriors, due to a

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40 meter field goal in

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extra time. On 12 August, Lewis played for Hull KR in their 16-17 golden point extra time loss to the

Leigh Leopards The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

in the 2023 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium. In round 23, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in their 52-10 victory over the Leigh Leopards in a Challenge Cup final rematch two weeks later. On 22 September, in the last game of the regular season, Lewis played in Hull KR's 12-56 triumph over

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. Securing said victory, would mean that Lewis helped Hull KR finish in fourth position overall after 27 rounds. On 29 September, Lewis played in Hull KR's Super League play-off eliminator against the Leigh Leopards, securing a 20-6 success. On 7 October, Lewis played for Hull KR in the Super League play-off semi-final, losing to the Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium. Lewis made his senior England debut against

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in the first test of the 2023 series on 22 October 2023, scoring a try and winning

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Achievements and accolades

Team

References

External links

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