Michael Jenkins (born 9 June 1972) is a former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A
Wales
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international forward, Jenkins played at club level for the
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...
,
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.
Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...
,
Gateshead Thunder
Gateshead Thunder may refer to:
*Gateshead Thunder (1999)
Gateshead Thunder was a professional rugby league club founded in 1999 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which competed in the 1999 Super League but then merged with Hull Sharks af ...
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 ...
Early life
Jenkins was born in
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nati ...
, Australia.
Club career
He was signed by Workington Town having only gone to the United Kingdom to accompany close friend
Evan Cochrane who had signed for Workington Town. After half a season playing at Workington Town, an offer was received from
Super League
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club Gateshead Thunder. After signing with the Gateshead Thunder, Workington Town received a £15,000 transfer fee.
International honours
Jenkins made his international début for Wales in 2000 against
South Africa
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. Playing at
Hooker, Jenkins scored two tries in the 40-12 win.
Jenkins further represented Wales at the
2000 Rugby League World Cup scoring a try in the 38-6 victory over Cook Islands.
References
External links
Woodsy's Winners and Losers: HullWigan hold off battling HullKumuls unchanged for WalesThe Australian civil warWales looking goodWales v Cook Islands previewSaints hold Wales' World Cup hopes
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1972 births
Living people
Gateshead Thunder (1999) players
Hull F.C. players
Newcastle Knights players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league props
Rugby league second-rows
Wales national rugby league team players
Australian rugby league players
Rugby league players from Gold Coast, Queensland
Workington Town players