Shaun Lunt

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Shaun Lunt
Shaun Lunt Hull Kingston Rovers.jpg
Personal information
Full nameShaun James Lunt
Born (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)[ citation needed ]
Cockermouth, Cumbria, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm) [1]
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [1]
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005 Castleford Tigers 40000
2006–08 Workington Town 7457261281
2009–15 Huddersfield Giants 1237100284
2012(loan)→ Leeds Rhinos 2480032
2015(loan)→ Hull Kingston Rovers 1970028
2016–19 Hull Kingston Rovers 732800112
2019(loan)→ Leeds Rhinos 60000
2020 Batley Bulldogs 00000
2021 Barrow Raiders 00000
Total323171261737
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010 England 10000
2012 England Knights 21004
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Shaun Lunt is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship, and has played for England and the England Knights at international level.

Contents

Lunt played for the Castleford Tigers in National League One, Workington Town in National League Two and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He played on loan from Huddersfield at the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. [3] [4] Lunt played for Hull Kingston Rovers, and on loan from Hull KR at the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

Background

Lunt was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England.

Career

Castleford Tigers

Lunt started his professional career at Castleford Tigers

Workington Town

Lunt then moved on to play for Workington Town.

Lunt playing for Huddersfield in 2009 Shaun Lunt.JPG
Lunt playing for Huddersfield in 2009

Huddersfield Giants

Lunt joined Huddersfield in time for the 2009 Super League season. Lunt has made a promising start to life in Super League, scoring a try on his début, and adding four more in the first half of the season. On 10 May 2009, Lunt scored his first career hat-trick for Huddersfield in the Challenge Cup fourth round against Rochdale in a 38-12 victory. He played in Huddersfield's 2009 Challenge Cup Final loss, scoring a try and having one disallowed in the process.

Leeds Rhinos

In 2012 he joined Leeds on a one-year loan. Lunt played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington side at Wembley Stadium. [6] [7] [8] [9] Lunt played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford. [10] [7]

Huddersfield Giants

Lunt returned from his loan spell with the Leeds club, and once again played for the Huddersfield side.

Lunt playing for Hull KR Shaun Lunt Hull KR.jpg
Lunt playing for Hull KR

Hull Kingston Rovers

Lunt went on loan to Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015 and signed for them in 2016. On 6 January 2017, it was revealed that Lunt would be captain of Hull Kingston Rovers for the 2017 season. On 26 June 2019, Lunt re-joined the Leeds club on a deal until the end of the season, swapping with Matt Parcell who joined Hull Kingston Rovers

Batley Bulldogs

On 21 November 2019 it was announced that Lunt would join Batley for the 2020 season. [11]

Barrow Raiders

It was announced on 12 August 2020 that Lunt would leave Batley to join Barrow for the 2021 season. [12]

Without playing a game for new club Barrow, Lunt announced his retirement from rugby league on 27 Feb 2021 [13]

International career

Lunt represented England in 2010, [5] and he played for the England Knights in 2012.

Style of play

Lunt was known for his great speed out of dummy half and accurate distribution, along with his sharp eye for the try-line, which led to many tries from dummy half in his career.

Honours

Club

Huddersfield

Leeds

Hull Kingston Rovers

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  2. ↑ "Profile at giantsrl.com". giantsrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Shaun Lunt to leave Batley Bulldogs for Barrow Raiders ahead of 2021 campaign". Batley & Birstall News. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Shaun Lunt announces retirement". Love Rugby League. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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