Thomas Minns

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Tom Minns
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Personal information
Full nameThomas Minns
Born (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 31)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (184 cm)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–15 Leeds Rhinos 31004
2014(loan)London Broncos 2460024
2015(loan)Featherstone Rovers 1680032
2016–18 Hull Kingston Rovers 493400136
2019 Hull Kingston Rovers 00000
2020–21 Featherstone Rovers 1160024
2022 Newcastle Thunder 00000
2022 Wakefield Trinity 21004
2025 Goole Vikings 13100040
Total1186600264
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2025– Hull RUFC 00000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 11 September 2025

Thomas "Tom" Minns (born 4 September 1994) is an English former rugby league and current rugby union player who plays as a centre for Hull RUFC in the National League 1.

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He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos, and on loan from Leeds at the London Broncos and Featherstone Rovers, and Hull Kingston Rovers in two separate spells in the Super League and the Championship.

Background

Minns was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

He grew up in seacroft and attended David young community academy. He was head boy

Playing career

Leeds Rhinos

In 2013, Minns made three appearances for Leeds and scored a single try. [3]

London Broncos

In 2014, he was loaned to the London Broncos, with two of his fellow, young team-mates from Leeds.[ citation needed ]

Featherstone Rovers

Minns spent the 2015 season on loan at Featherstone Rovers, recording 16 outings and scoring eight tries.[ citation needed ]

Hull Kingston Rovers

On 3 July 2015, it was announced that Minns had signed a three-year deal to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, starting from the 2016 rugby league season. Minns suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game at the hands of Salford. 12-months later however, Minns was part of Hull Kingston Rovers side that won promotion back to the Super League, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior. On 22 May 2019, it was announced that Minns would be returning to play for Hull Kingston Rovers until the end of the 2019 season.[ citation needed ]

Newcastle Thunder

On 25 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Newcastle Thunder in the RFL Championship [4]

Wakefield Trinity

On 5 January 2022, it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. [5]

Goole Vikings

On 4 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1 [6]

Hull RUFC

On 11 September 2025 it was reported that he had switched codes to play rugby union for Hull RUFC [7]

References

  1. Love Rugby League
  2. RLP
  3. "Thomas Minns Player Stats". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. "Newcastle Thunder coach Eamon O'Carroll excited by quartet of signings". Love Rugby League. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. "Thomas Minns "buzzing" to be at Wakefield". Love Rugby League. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. Callum Walker (4 October 2024). "Goole Vikings land their fifth signing with ex-Super League man". Total RL.
  7. Ben Olawumi (11 September 2025). "Former Hull KR star seals rugby union switch following League 1 exit". Love Rugby League.