Rob Massam

Rob Massam
Personal information
Full name	Robert Massam
Born	29 October 1987 (age 36); Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 15 April 2018

Last updated March 30, 2024

Rob Massam (born 29 October 1987) AKA The Thing on The Wing, is a ex Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a winger for the North Wales Crusaders in Betfred League 1.

He has previously played for the Rochdale Hornets. He was a key player for Chester Gladiators, and was selected to represent England Lionhearts in 2010 scoring the winning try in England's 34–30 win over Wales Dragonhearts in Somerset.^[3] He scored against Wales Dragonhearts again in 2011 in Caerphilly but was unable to stop the Welsh from winning 30-24 and lifting the trophy.^[4]

Representative

Massam qualifies for Wales through residency as he moved to Wrexham at a young age.^[5] Despite representing England at amateur level Massam was selected for the Wales 'train-on' squad for the Tri-Nations against England and France in 2012.^[6] He made his full début in that game.^[7]

In October and November 2013, Massam played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup where he scored a try.

In October 2014, Massam was selected to play in the 2014 European Cup but he withdrew before the tournament due to work commitments.^[8]

Honours

Massam was included in August's Cooperative Championship 1 Team of the Month, after becoming Crusaders leading try scorer for the 2012 season.^[9]

Personal life

Massam works as a personal trainer and is a qualified Biomechanics coach at Total Fitness in Wrexham and he has sponsored local rugby league club Wrexham Raiders for the 2012 season.^[10]

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References

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↑ Tyreman, Glenn (21 July 2010). "England Lionhearts 34 - 30 Wales Dragonhearts - England Lionhearts". Pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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↑ "Official Crusaders RL web site". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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↑ http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=9284 ^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Wrexham Bradley Raiders - Sponsors". Wrexhamraiders.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[Profile_at_loverugbyleague.com-1] "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] Tyreman, Glenn (21 July 2010). "England Lionhearts 34 - 30 Wales Dragonhearts - England Lionhearts". Pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[4] "Crusaders profile". Crusadersrfl.com. 29 November 1987. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[5] "Official Crusaders RL web site". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Garreth Carvell withdraws from Wales squad for European Cup". Sky Sports.

[9] ttp://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=9284 ^{[ dead link ]}

[10] "Wrexham Bradley Raiders - Sponsors". Wrexhamraiders.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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