Anthony Walker (rugby league)

Ant Walker

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Walker
Born	(1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 32) [1] St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [1]
Weight	19 st 10 lb (125 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–14 St Helens 17 2 0 0 8 2013(loan) → Whitehaven 5 2 0 0 8 2014(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 17 2 0 0 8 2014(loan) → Whitehaven 1 0 0 0 0 2014(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 5 1 0 0 4 2014–17 Wakefield Trinity 17 1 0 0 4 2016(loan) → Whitehaven 13 2 0 0 8 2017(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 3 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 11 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Bradford Bulls 40 2 0 0 8 2023–24 Widnes Vikings 6 2 0 0 8 2024– Swinton Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Total 135 14 0 0 56 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 Wales 11 3 0 0 12
Source: [2] [3] As of 27 June 2024

Anthony Walker (born (1991-12-28)28 December 1991) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship.

He previously played for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1361) in the Super League. ^{[2] [3]} He made his professional début in 2013.

Club career

Bradford Bulls (trial)

On 5 Mar 2021 it was reported that he had joined Bradford Bulls on a one month trial, making his first team début in the 41-16 defeat to Featherstone Rovers in the 2021 Challenge Cup first round tie on Sun 21 Mar 2021. ^{[4] [5]}

Swinton Lions

On 27 Jun 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship ^[6]

International

In October 2013, Walker represented Wales in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Walker made his international début against the United States in a match that also saw him score his first international try. Walker was back to playing in the Red Jersey of the Cymru in the 2015 European Cup tournament.^{[ citation needed ]}

He scored a try in the opening game against Scotland.

In October 2016, Walker played in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

Walker was born with a potentially fatal brain condition, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), however was not diagnosed until 2017, forcing him to retire days before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. ^[7] Following treatment however, Walker was given the all-clear in April 2020 and was able to return to rugby. ^[8]

References

1. "Anthony Walker Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Wales international Anthony Walker joins Bradford on trial". Love Rugby League. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
5. "Bradford Bulls hand trial to ex-Saints prop Anthony Walker". St Helens Star. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
6. "Ex-St Helens and Bradford Bulls forward joins new Championship club". Total RL. 27 June 2024.
7. "Rugby League World Cup: 'If it bursts you will probably die' - Anthony Walker's incredible return". BBC Sport. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
8. "Anthony Walker: Wales forward can return from retirement after brain scan". BBC Sport. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

External links

• Profile at saints.org.uk
• Wales profile
• Welsh profile