Chris Clarkson

Christopher "Chris" Clarkson (born 7 April 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays in the second-row forward for the York City Knights in the Betfred Championship. He is an England Knights international.

"Christopher Clarkson" redirects here. For the British politician, see Chris Clarkson (politician).

Chris Clarkson
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Clarkson
Born (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–15 Leeds Rhinos 118 11 0 0 44
2015(loan) → Widnes Vikings 25 4 0 0 16
2016–18 Hull Kingston Rovers 80 11 0 0 44
2019 Castleford Tigers 20 4 0 0 16
2020– York City Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Total 243 30 0 0 120
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 England Knights 3 0 0 0 0
As of 19 October 2019
Source: [2][3]

He has previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, spending a season on loan from Leeds at the Widnes Vikings in 2015.

Early life

Clarkson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Before joining the Leeds Rhinos, Clarkson was a pupil at Temple Moor High School. He played for his local amateur side East Leeds.

Chris Clarkson was a new recruit for the Leeds Rhinos Academy in 2006. One year later he became a regular in the Academy side and he helped the Junior Academy side clinch the Championship. For that game he was named in the starting line-up for the victory over St. Helens in the Grand Final.

He earned his place in the side after he had registered an impressive 9 tries in 21 appearances over the season.

Club career

Leeds Rhinos

Clarkson made his Super League début for the Leeds Rhinos on 19 March 2010 in a 10-17 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers, deputising for Ryan Hall. He showed his versatility by playing on the wing, before following this up at centre in the following game against the Wigan Warriors.[4]

He played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5][6]

Clarkson played from the interchange bench for the Leeds Rhinos in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

He played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.[22][23]

Clarkson was part of the successful Leeds Rhinos team that won the 2012 Super League Grand Final.

He also played a winning role in the Leeds Rhinos' 2014 Challenge Cup Final triumph over the Castleford Tigers.

Throughout his time with the club, Clarkson made 118 appearances for the Leeds Rhinos and registering 11 tries in total.

Widnes Vikings (loan)

In 2015, Clarkson was sent out on loan to the Widnes Vikings, where he played 25 games and scored 4 tries in their Super League and Qualifiers campaign.

Hull Kingston Rovers

On 2 October 2015, Chris Clarkson signed a three-year deal to play for Hull Kingston Rovers starting in the 2016 season.

Clarkson suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game by the Salford Red Devils.

12-months later however, Clarkson was part of the Hull Kingston Rovers' side that won promotion back to the Super League at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior.[24]

It was revealed on 10 October 2018 that Clarkson would be departing Hull Kingston Rovers following a restructure of the club's on-field personnel.[25]

Castleford Tigers

It was revealed on 7 January 2019, that Clarkson had been offered a trial at the Castleford Tigers, in hope of earning a permanent deal at the club.[26]

It was revealed on 15 February 2019 that, after a successful trial period, Clarkson had signed a one-year contract at the Castleford Tigers.[27] He was assigned shirt number 33.

Clarkson made his Castleford Tigers' début on 23 February 2019, in a 6-40 victory over the London Broncos.

Clarkson scored his first try for the Castleford Tigers on 1 March 2019, in a 32-16 triumph over his former club Hull Kingston Rovers at the Jungle. This was later named Castleford's Try of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards night.[28]

Representative career

Clarkson has won representative honours with Yorkshire and England at under-17's level.

He has also featured for the England Knights in 2012.

Honours

Club

Leeds Rhinos

References
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  6. Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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  22. "Leeds claim Grand Final glory as inspired Rob Burrow sinks St Helens". Guardian. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  23. "St Helens 16 Leeds 32". Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  24. "Hull KR sign Chris Clarkson on a three-year deal from Leeds Rhinos". Sky Sports. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  25. "Mass exodus at Hull Kingston Rovers". 10 October 2018.
  26. "Clarkson Joins On Trial". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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  28. "Watts At The Treble On Awards Night". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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