Mike McMeeken

Mike McMeeken
Personal information
Full name Michael McMeeken
Born (1994-05-10) May 10, 1994
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–14 London Broncos 37 4 0 0 20
2014(DR) → London Skolars 3 1 0 0 4
2015– Castleford Tigers 101 27 0 0 108
Total 141 32 0 0 132
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 England 2 0 0 0 0
As of 7 October 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Mike McMeeken (born 10 May 1994) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Castleford Tigers in the European Super League. He started his career with the London Broncos before joining the Tigers, and has also represented England at international level.[3][4]

Club career

McMeeken was born in Basingstoke, and raised in Fleet, Hampshire. He initially played rugby union from an early age, but was introduced to rugby league at ten years old, and began playing for amateur side West London Sharks.[5][6] He started his professional career at London Broncos, making his senior début in 2012.

Following the Broncos relegation from Super League at the end of the 2014 season, McMeeken joined Castleford Tigers on a two-year deal.[7]

He signed a two year extension to the already existing contract keeping him at the Tigers until 2018

Representative career

In 2011, McMeeken was selected in the England academy squad.[6]

In 2017, McMeeken made his international début for the England senior team in the 30–10 victory over Samoa in Campbelltown Australia.

He was also included in the England elite performance squad announced by coach Wayne Bennett May 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Mike McMeeken". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ↑ London Official
  3. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Smith, Peter (28 November 2014). "Castleford Tigers: McMeeken intent on earning his stripes". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Harlequins' Mike McMeekan selected for England academy". BBC Sport. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Bower, Aaron (11 September 2014). "Cas sign London Broncos duo Moore and McMeeken". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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