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| Full name | Antony Tonks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1985 Normanton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 6 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antony Tonks (born 27 April 1985) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dewsbury Rams in the Kingstone Press Championship.
He was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England.
He began his career playing for the Wakefield Trinity Academy team before signing for Bradford Bulls. Tonks spent a season at Oldham, before signing for Featherstone Rovers after the National League Two Grand Final of 2008.
He has also represented Yorkshire Under-18s.
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