Rob Massam (born 29 October 1987) AKA The Thing on The Wing, is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a er for the

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. He has previously played for the Rochdale Hornets. He was a key player for

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, and was selected to represent England Lionhearts in 2010 scoring the winning try in England's 34–30 win over Wales Dragonhearts in Somerset. He scored against Wales Dragonhearts again in 2011 in Caerphilly but was unable to stop the Welsh from winning 30-24 and lifting the trophy.

Representative

Massam qualifies for

through residency as he moved to

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at a young age. Despite representing England at amateur level Massam was selected for the Wales 'train-on' squad for the Tri-Nations against England and France in 2012. He made his full début in that game. In October and November 2013, Massam played in the

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where he scored a try. In October 2014, Massam was selected to play in the

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but he withdrew before the tournament due to work commitments.

Honours

Massam was included in August's Cooperative Championship 1 Team of the Month, after becoming Crusaders leading try scorer for the 2012 season.

Personal life

Massam works as a personal trainer and is a qualified Biomechanics coach at Total Fitness in Wrexham and he has sponsored local rugby league club Wrexham Raiders for the 2012 season.

References

External links

Rochdale Hornets profile
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Crusaders profile
1987 births Living people English rugby league players North Wales Crusaders players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Wiltshire Sportspeople from Salisbury Wales national rugby league team players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub