Bob Beswick
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert James Beswick (born 8 December 1984) is a former
Background
Beswick was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career
Club career
Early career
Beswick is a former Wigan St Patricks amateur and Deanery pupil, he played for Wigan's Academy U17s during the 2002 season. He played for the Wigan Academy U21s in 2003, winning the Academy Championship.
Wigan Warriors
Beswick was called up into the first team squad for 2004 after the departures of
Beswick made his first team début in
Widnes Vikings
In October 2005, Bob signed a two-year contract at newly relegated Widnes Vikings.
In his first year with Widnes, Beswick earned a place in the
He continued to play for Widnes in 2007, scoring 5 tries in 23 games. He signed for Halifax after Widnes lost to Halifax in the National League One quarter-final playoff.[5]
Halifax
He signed for
Leigh Centurions
While at Leigh, Beswick won the Championship title in 2014 and 2015. He was named in the Leigh squad for 2016 but did not feature for the club during the season.
Toronto Wolfpack
In 2016 it was announced that he would join Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017, also becoming the club's head of strength and conditioning.
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International career
Beswick is an Ireland international.[6]
He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7]
He was named in the Ireland squad as captain for the 2009 European Nations Cup.
At the end of the 2014 season, Bob captained Ireland in the
At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he was the vice-captain of Ireland in the 2015 European Cup tournament.
In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[8]
References
- ^ Leigh Centurions official website[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Player Summary: Bob Beswick". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Bob Beswick". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "White Eyes a Green Jersey". RLWC08.com. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
External links
- Toronto Wolfpack profile[permanent dead link]
- Bob Beswick Wigan Playing Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.
- Ireland profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Widnes Profile