Bob Beswick

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Bob Beswick
Bob Beswick (10 November 2008).jpg
Personal information
Full nameRobert James Beswick
Born (1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 38)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Position Hooker, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004–05 Wigan Warriors 222008
2006–08 Widnes Vikings 94180173
2009–11 Halifax 87210185
2012–15 Leigh Centurions 123180173
2017–19 Toronto Wolfpack 65190076
2020–21 Newcastle Thunder 1640016
Total4078203331
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–19 Ireland 2630012
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Robert James Beswick (born 8 December 1984) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a hooker or loose forward. He started his professional career in 2004 with the Wigan Warriors in the Super League. He left the club in 2006 and spent the next ten seasons in the Championship with the Widnes Vikings, Halifax and the Leigh Centurions. In 2017, Beswick joined the Toronto Wolfpack and played in the club's inaugural league game before finishing his career with Newcastle Thunder. Beswick also represented at Ireland at international level, and was capped 26 times between 2006 and 2019.

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Background

Beswick was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

Club career

Early career

Beswick is a former Wigan St Patricks amateur and Deanery pupil, he played for Wigan's Academy U17s during the 2002 season. He played for the Wigan Academy U21s in 2003, winning the Academy Championship.

Wigan Warriors

Beswick was called up into the first team squad for 2004 after the departures of Paul Johnson and Shaun Briscoe due to salary cap restrictions. Wigan rugby executive Dean Bell said: "Bob is an exciting prospect, and his progression through to the first-team squad continues the policy of bringing young players through the ranks."

Beswick made his first team début in Terry O'Connor's Testimonial match against London Broncos. Despite becoming a first team regular during an injury hit 2005 campaign Beswick was released at the end of the season. He had made 22 competitive appearances for Wigan, scoring 2 tries.

Widnes Vikings

In October 2005, Bob signed a two-year contract at newly relegated Widnes Vikings.

In his first year with Widnes, Beswick earned a place in the 2006 National League One Dream Team. [4]

Beswick playing for the Pack Bob Beswick.jpg
Beswick playing for the Pack

He continued to play for Widnes in 2007, scoring 5 tries in 23 games. He signed for Halifax after Widnes lost to Halifax in the National League One quarter-final playoff. [5]

Halifax

He signed for Halifax in September 2008 for the 2009 season. Beswick featured on the losing side for Halifax in the 2011 Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool against Leigh Centurions, before joining Leigh the following year for the 2012 season.

Leigh Centurions

While at Leigh, Beswick won the Championship title in 2014 and 2015. He was named in the Leigh squad for 2016 but did not feature for the club during the season.

Toronto Wolfpack

In 2016 it was announced that he would join Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017, also becoming the club's head of strength and conditioning.

Bob Beswick playing for Ireland against Fiji at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Bob Beswick (10 November 2008) 2.jpg
Bob Beswick playing for Ireland against Fiji at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup

International career

Beswick is an Ireland international. [6]

He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [7]

He was named in the Ireland squad as captain for the 2009 European Nations Cup.

At the end of the 2014 season, Bob captained Ireland in the 2014 European Cup tournament.

At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he was the vice-captain of Ireland in the 2015 European Cup tournament.

In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Centurions official website [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ "Player Summary: Bob Beswick". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bob Beswick". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  5. ↑ "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "White Eyes a Green Jersey". RLWC08.com. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  8. ↑ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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