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Full name | Keenen Tomlinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | 22 May 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 October 2025 |
Keenen Tomlinson (born 22 May 1997) is a Jamaican international rugby league player who plays as a second-row for Goole Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
Tomlinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is the son of former Keighley Cougars winger, Max Tomlinson. He is of Jamaican descent. [3]
He played rugby union with Moortown as a child before starting to play rugby league for Stanningley. [4]
Tomlinson came through the youth system at the Bradford Bulls, making his debut in the 2017 season. [5]
He spent time on loan from Bradford at the London Skolars in League 1. [6]
Tomlinson left the Bulls at the end of 2017 to join the Batley Bulldogs ahead of the 2018 RFL Championship. [7]
He joined the Dewsbury Rams ahead of the 2021 RFL Championship. [8] he left the club at the end of the 2022 season.
On 26 Jan 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal. [9]
In July 2024, Tomlinson re-joined Dewsbury Rams on loan for the rest of the season as part of a swap deal with Featherstone Rovers. [10] Tomlinson re-signed for Dewsbury ahead of the 2025 season. [11]
On 3 October 2025 it was announced that he had joined Goole Vikings for 2026 [12]
Tomlinson made his international debut for Jamaica against Ireland in 2016. [13]
In 2022 he was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [14]