Nick Pinkney

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Nick Pinkney
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Personal information
Born (1970-12-06) 6 December 1970 (age 54)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–93 Ryedale-York
1993–96 Keighley Cougars 10310100404
1997–98 Sheffield Eagles 46240096
1999 Halifax 29140056
2000–02 Salford City Reds 693200128
2002–04 Hull Kingston Rovers 623000120
Total30920100804
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995 England 430012
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Nick Pinkney (born 6 December 1970) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger and stand-off in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Ryedale-York, the Keighley Cougars, the Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, the Salford City Reds and Hull Kingston Rovers. [2]

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Career

Club career

Pinkney started his professional career at Ryedale-York, scoring a try on his debut against Chorley Borough in November 1989. [7] He was signed by Keighley Cougars in 1993 for a fee of £40,000. [7] While at the Keighley Cougars, Pinkney scored over 100 tries, and broke the club record for most tries in a season twice in consecutive seasons. [7] In 1997, he joined Sheffield Eagles. Pinkney played and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

In May 2000, Pinkney scored his 200th career try in a 20–38 defeat against Halifax. [8]

Representative career

Nick Pinkney was an England international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He was selected for England in the 1995 World Cup Final on the reserve bench but did not play as Australia won the match and retained the Cup. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Nick Pinkney". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1994). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-7472-7851-1.
  5. ↑ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-7472-7817-7.
  6. ↑ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1996). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-7472-7767-5.
  7. 1 2 3 "Rugby League: Pinkney goes for 200 try landmark". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Laybourn, Ian (8 May 2000). "Gannon's pivotal intervention conquers Salford". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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