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Full name | Anthony Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] St Helens, Merseyside, England | 28 December 1991 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 19 st 10 lb (125 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 March 2023 |
Anthony Walker (born 28 December 1991) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
He previously played for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1361) in the Super League. [2] [3] He made his professional début in 2013.
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]
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.
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. [6] Following treatment however, Walker was given the all-clear in April 2020 and was able to return to rugby. [7]
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