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Tim Jonkers (born 3 July 1981) is a former
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footballer who played as a forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played his club football with St Helens, with whom he had Challenge Cup and Super League grand final success, as well as the
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,
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and
Leigh Centurions 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 ...
. He also represented
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.


Background

Jonkers was born in
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, Netherlands. He moved to St. Helens at the age of six and was educated at Cowley High School.Saints Heritage Society
Saints.org.uk. Retrieved on 3 July 2016. He began playing rugby at the local
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, and was snapped up inevitably by St. Helens where he was hailed as one of Saints' brightest young hopes. Jonkers had two children after leaving his rugby career. Alex Jonkers and Charlie Jonkers. He had 4 aunts until one died in 2012. His aunts are: Carmel, Mary and Angela. He has a brother, Martin Jonkers with a nephew, James Jonkers and a new born baby niece Imogen Jonkers. He has 5 cousins, Keith Rogan, Angla Rogan, Rebecca Lee, Roisin Lee and Jack Rogan.


Playing career

Jonkers played for St. Helens at and scored a
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in their
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victory over the
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. As
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champions, St. Helens played against 2000 NRL Premiers, the
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in the
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. Jonkers played from the interchange bench in Saints' victory. He became a regular for many years at Saints and there are few players in the
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that can brandish as much silverware as Jonkers since the formation of the summer era. Jonkers played for St. Helens at in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against the
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. Having won Super League VI, St. Helens contested the 2003 World Club Challenge against 2002 NRL Premiers, the
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. Jonkers played from the interchange bench in Saints' 38–0 loss. Jonkers' career at
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fizzled out in 2004 mainly due to injury. Jonkers found it tough to gain his place back in the team and subsequently joined the
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on loan, before completing a permanent deal in 2005. A recurrence of an injury to his knee, meant that Jonkers was forced to sit out most of his first season, and in March 2006, with first team opportunities scarce, he accepted a one-month loan deal with the
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to play under his former boss
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. On his return to the Salford City Reds,
Leigh Centurions 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 ...
quickly stepped in to take Jonkers on loan till the end of the season. Yet again though, Jonkers' luck deserted him and a knee ligament injury ruled him out for several months. Jonkers signed a permanent deal with Leigh Centurions for the 2007 season in November 2006. The injury persisted though and Jonkers announced his retirement from rugby league on 11 June 2007.


References


External links


Saints Heritage Society
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonkers, Tim 1981 births Living people Dutch emigrants to the United Kingdom Dutch rugby league players Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Lancashire rugby league team players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils players St Helens R.F.C. players Wigan Warriors players