Lee Kershaw
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| Full name | Lee Kershaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1999 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 10 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Kershaw (born 2 May 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Hull KR in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League spent time on loan from Wakefield at Oldham in Betfred League 1 and the Championship.
Background
[edit]Kershaw was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
He played rugby union as a junior for Bingley and West Yorkshire, before moving into playing league for the Eastmoor Dragons and Keighley Albion.[4]
Career
[edit]Wakefield Trinity
[edit]In 2019, Kershaw made his Super League début for Trinity against the Leeds Rhinos.[5]
Kershaw played 17 matches for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.[6]
London Broncos
[edit]In early February, it was reported that Kershaw was training with Leeds however he was not part of their squad.[7] On 9 February 2024, he completed his move to the newly-promoted London Broncos.[8] In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Kershaw made his club debut for London in their 40-4 loss against St Helens.[9] In round 4, Kershaw scored two tries in London's 60-22 loss against Wigan.[10]
Hull Kingston Rovers
[edit]On 12 Sep 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Lee Kershaw". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "LEE KERSHAW - GRASSROOTS TO GREATNESS?". GRM Sport. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Wakefield Trinity 26-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC.
- ^ "Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Ex-Wakefield Trinity star Lee Kershaw on life as a free agent and London Broncos battle". www.mirror.co.uk.
- ^ "Ex-Wakefield Trinity winger Lee Kershaw signs permanent Super League deal with newly-promoted London Broncos". Total RL. 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Super League: St Helens 40-4 London Broncos - Saints thrash promoted side". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Super League: London Broncos 22-60 Wigan Warriors - reigning champions go top again". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ David Craven (12 September 2024). "Hull KR snap up London Broncos winger in unlikely recruitment move". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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