Toby King (rugby league)

Toby King

Personal information
Full name	Toby Liam James King [1]
Born	(1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 27) [2] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014– Warrington Wolves 150 58 0 0 232 2016(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 1 1 0 0 4 2018(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 1 0 0 0 0 2022(loan) → Huddersfield Giants 12 2 0 0 8 2023(loan) → Wigan Warriors 31 12 0 0 48 Total 195 73 0 0 292 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–22 Ireland 4 2 0 0 8 2018–19 England Knights 3 1 0 0 4 2023 England 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [3] [4] As of 11 May 2023

Toby King (born 9 July 1996) ^[2] is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Warrington Wolves. He has played for Ireland, England and the England Knights at international level. ^[5] He made his England debut on 29 April 2023 in the 64-0 victory over France at the Halliwell Jones Stadium

He has spent time on loan from Warrington at the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.

Background

King was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ^[6]

Club career

Toby is the younger brother of Adam and George King, and they played amateur rugby league together at Meltham All Blacks. They were spotted by the Wires’ Yorkshire scout Tommy Gleeson after both appeared for Huddersfield.

Warrington

King was promoted to Warrington first team squad in 2014. King made his début in July 2014 during a 72–10 victory over London, which was his only appearance in 2014. King next appeared in April 2015, scoring twice in an 80–0 rout against Wakefield Trinity. ^[7]

King played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium. ^{[8] [9]} King played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by Wigan at Old Trafford. ^[10] King played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium. ^[11] King played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St. Helens at Wembley Stadium. ^[12] On 13 October 2018, King played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final defeat by Wigan at Old Trafford. ^[13]

Huddersfield Giants (loan)

On 25 June 2022 it was announced that he would join the Huddersfield Giants for the remainder of the 2022 season. ^[14]

Wigan Warriors (loan)

In August 2022 it was announced that King had signed for the Wigan Warriors on a season-long loan deal. ^[15] On 14 October 2023, King played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons. ^[16]

International career

In 2016 King was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers. ^[17]

In 2018 placed for England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea, playing both matches against Papua New Guinea. ^{[18] [19]} In 2019, he once again placed for England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium. ^[20]

King placed for Ireland in the 2021 World Cup. ^[21]

Honours

Warrington Wolves

• League Leaders' Shield
  • Winners (1): 2016

• Challenge Cup
  • Winners (1): 2019

Wigan Warriors (loan)

• Super League
  • Winners (1): 2023

• League Leaders' Shield
  • Winners (1): 2023

References

1. Companies House
2. "Toby King player profile". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014.
3. "Player Summary: Toby King". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
4. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
6. "King joins Giants in loan swap deal". Huddersfield Giants. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
7. Gordon, James (24 March 2014). "Brothers promoted to Wires' first-team squad". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
8. "Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington". Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
9. "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
10. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
11. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
12. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
13. "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
14. "Warrington's Toby King and Huddersfield's Jake Wardle in swap deal". www.loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
15. "Wigan sign Toby King on loan for 2023 season". BBC Sport. 23 August 2022.
16. "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
17. "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
18. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
19. "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
20. "England Knights vs Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
21. "Ireland's 24-man Rugby League World Cup 2021 squad". rli.ie. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

External links

• Warrington Wolves profile
• SL profile
• Ireland profile