Chris Atkin
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| Full name | Christopher Atkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1993 Widnes, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 13 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Fullback, Second-row, Prop, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher Atkin (born 7 February 1993) is an English professional
He has previously played for the
Background
Atkin was born in
Early career
Atkin was in the Widnes Vikings' Academy System and he has previously played for the England Students in the 2013 Student Rugby League World Cup.[5] Atkin was then eventually released by the Widnes Academy System due to them already having two established young halves in Tom Gilmore and Danny Craven.
Senior career
Swinton (2014-17)
Between 2014 and 2017, he played for
Hull Kingston Rovers (2017 - 2019)
Atkin was originally slated to join Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2018 season, but due to financial difficulties at Swinton, Hull Kingston Rovers agreed to pay the Swinton club a five-figure transfer fee to secure Atkin's services with immediate effect during the dying stages of the 2017 season.[6] On 23 July 2017, Atkin made his Hull Kingston Rovers début against
Following an impressive start to his Hull Kingston Rovers career in the latter-stages of the 2017
Salford (2020 - present)
In round 10 of the 2021 Super League season, Atkin kicked the winning field goal for Salford in their 9-8 victory over Huddersfield.[10] In the 2022 Super League season, Atkin played 20 games for Salford including their semi-final loss against St Helens. In the 2023 Super League season, Atkins played 27 games for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[11]
Representative career
England Knights (2018)
2018
It was announced by the Rugby Football League on 7 March 2018, that Atkin had been selected in the 25-man England Knights' Performance Squad, that would be touring Papua New Guinea for a two-game Test match series later in the year.[12]
Atkin made his début for the England Knights against Papua New Guinea on 27 October 2018, the game played in Lae ended in a 12-16 victory to the Knights.[13] He played against Papua New Guinea at the Oil Search National Football Stadium.[14]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Hero Chris Atkin puts Swinton Lions in Grand Final with last-ditch win over York". Salford Online. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Atkin looking to make the most of Whitehaven game". Total RL. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Widnes rugby youngster Chris Atkin hoping for World Cup future". Liverpool Echo. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Hull KR's financial pledge to fast-track Chris Atkin deal". The Yorkshire Post. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Halifax vs Hull KR LIVE – Score updates, match action, pictures and reaction". Hull Daily Mail. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Leeds 20-11 Hull KR: Rhinos edge spirited Rovers in Super League". Sky Sports. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Live Commentary". Sky Sports. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 8-9 Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk. 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.