Keith Mason (rugby league)

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Keith Mason
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Personal information
Full nameKeith Luke Mason
Born (1982-01-20) 20 January 1982 (age 42)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg) [1]
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 230000
2002–03 Melbourne Storm 40000
2003–05 St Helens 6340016
2006 Castleford Tigers 20000
2006–12 Huddersfield Giants 14950020
2013 Castleford Tigers 160000
Total25790036
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–02 Wales 20000
Source: [2] [3]

Keith Mason (born 20 January 1982) is a former rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

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He played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, St Helens, Castleford Tigers (two spells) and Huddersfield Giants, as well as Brisbane Norths, and for Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL). Mason played in three Challenge Cup finals, winning one in 2004 for St Helens against Wigan in Cardiff. He also won the League Leaders' Shield with St Helens in 2005.

He won two caps for Wales at international level, and also played for Great Britain and England Under-21s.

Background

Mason was born Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.

Club career

In a 14-year career Mason played for four Super League teams; the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, St Helens, the Castleford Tigers, and the Huddersfield Giants, as well as playing in the NRL for two seasons with Melbourne Storm.

In 2009 Mason won the 'Coaches' Player of The Year', the 'Directors' Player of The Year', and the Huddersfield Giants 'Man of Steel Award',[ citation needed ] he also appeared in a Challenge Cup final in the same year at the Wembley Stadium against Warrington Wolves, a boyhood dream come true for Mason, also appearing in 2 more Challenge Cup finals in 2004 which he won for St Helens against Wigan at the Millennium Stadium playing prop.

International honours

Keith Mason won caps for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2001 against England, and while at Melbourne Storm in 2002 against New Zealand in 2002. [3] He also represented England at under-21 level on the tour to South Africa in 2001. [4]

Acting career

At the end of the 2013 season, Mason retired from playing rugby league in order to pursue a career as an actor. He appeared in the film Skin Traffik alongside Mickey Rourke and Daryl Hannah, and has subsequently appeared in the TV series Peaky Blinders . [5] [6]

In 2021 he starred in, and produced, his first feature film, Imperative. [7]

Political career

Mason is a member of the Workers Party of Britain, and is standing for the party in the Wakefield and Rothwell constituency at the 2024 general election. [8] [9] He had been disowned by the party during the campaign, but was subsequently reinstated. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mason frustrated by injury". BBC News. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Castleford Tigers player is Hollywood star". Yorkshire Evening Post. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Keith Mason: Footy, film and fighting". Love Rugby League. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Pattison, Cam (15 January 2023). "Ex-Super League player Keith Mason's own movie Imperative could be headed to Netflix, Amazon and other video platforms". Serious About Rugby League. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ex-St Helens, Huddersfield Giants and Wigan Warriors prop to stand as candidate in General Election". Total RL. 10 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL". Wakefield Council . Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Keith Mason reinstated as Workers Party candidate after apology to Muslims". 5Pillars. 13 June 2024.
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