Rob Worrincy

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Rob Worrincy
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Personal information
Full nameRobert Worrincy
Born (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 38)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003 London Broncos 00000
2004–05 Castleford Tigers 10000
2005–06 Sheffield Eagles 30120048
2007 Halifax 00000
2007–08 Sheffield Eagles 27150060
2009–14 Halifax 1179600384
2015–16 Sheffield Eagles 765800232
2017 Halifax 2780032
2018–19 Dewsbury Rams 42230092
2020–21 Sheffield Eagles 2080032
2022 Rochdale Hornets 1060024
2023 Hunslet RLFC 00000
Total35022600904
Rugby union
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–07 Doncaster
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 18 August 2023

Robert Worrincy (born 9 July 1985) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as winger for Hunslet RLFC in RFL League 1.

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He previously played in the Super League for the Castleford Tigers, and in the second tier for the Sheffield Eagles over three separate spells, two separate spells at Halifax in the second tier, as well as the Dewsbury Rams in the RFL Championship. Worrincy also spent time as a rugby union footballer, playing a season as a winger for Doncaster in the second tier of English rugby union.

Background

Worrincy was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Anglo-Nigerian-Welsh heritage. He began playing rugby league in the London area, and won the BARLA Youth Player of the Year Award in 2003. [4]

He is the elder brother of the rugby league player; Michael Worrincy.

Career

In 2004, he made his profession debut for Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He went on to have multiple spells with the Sheffield Eagles and Halifax in the Kingstone Press Championship.

In March 2014, Worrincy was suspended for six months after breaching the Rugby Football League's rules on betting. [5] The ban was extended to nine months following a failed appeal. [6]

In November 2017 he signed to play for Dewsbury Rams. [7]

In 2021, while at Sheffield, Worrincy announced his retirement from the game. [8] He scored a try in the last minute of his final game in 78-10 loss at Featherstone Rovers.

In May 2022, Worrincy came out of retirement and signed for Rochdale Hornets. [9]

On 18 August 2023 it was announced that he had received a three-year doping ban by UKAD. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Rob Worrincy". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rob Worrincy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. ↑ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague.
  4. ↑ "Rob's the tops". News Shopper. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rob Worrincy: Halifax winger gets six-month ban for betting breach". BBC Sport. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Worrincy ban extended". ITV. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rams swoop in for winger Worrincy". Dewsbury Reporter. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Championship legend Worrincy to retire at end of season". Sheffield Eagles. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hornets sign former Halifax and Sheffield winger Rob Worrincy". Rochdale Online. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "UKAD Statement - Rob Worrincy". Rugby Leaguer. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.


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