Tim Spears
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Born | 27 July 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 1 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 7 January 2018 |
Tim Spears is a rugby league footballer who plays for the York City Knights in Kingstone Press League 1.[3]
He has previously played for Castleford in the European Super League, Dewsbury, Batley, and Featherstone Rovers (captain) (Heritage № 926).[4]
Spears joined Featherstone in 2009 and was part of the team that topped the Championship for four consecutive seasons before being appointed captain for the 2014 season.[5] In January 2014, Spears lay claim the fastest ever rugby league try when it took just 7.7 seconds to score from the kick off in a trial game against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[6]
In December 2016 Spears signed a one-year deal with York which was extended for the 2018 season.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ loverugbyleague
- ↑ "Big coup for new York City Knights regime as Championship captain pens deal". The Press. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ↑ "Featherstone Rovers: Spears closer to return". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ "Spears appointed new Featherstone Rovers captain". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Featherstone Rovers' Tim Spears scores what appears to be the fastest try in rugby league". News.com.au. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tim Spears: Why I turned down Bradford Bulls for York City Knights". York Press. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tim Spears signs for 2018". York City Knights. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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