Kris Radlinski
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Full name | Kristian John Radlinski[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | 9 April 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 2 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristian John Radlinski
Background
Radlinski was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. His family originated in Poland and have lived in Wigan since World War II.
Playing career
Club career
Radlinski signed for his hometown club in 1993, aged 17, and went on to play his entire professional career for them after having played for Wigan St Judes and Wigan St Patricks at amateur level. He debuted for the first team as a substitute in October 1993 against Castleford.[5]
He made his first start during the following year, scoring a try in a 30–6 win against
Radlinski played at
Radlinski was a
Radlinski was named in the Super League Dream Team of 1998. He also appeared for Wigan Warriors at fullback in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos. Radlinski played for Wigan at centre in their 2000 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens.
Radlinski played at fullback in Wigan's 2001 Super League Grand Final loss against the Bradford Bulls. In the 2002 Challenge Cup Final at Murrayfield Stadium Radlinski won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match. Kris competed in this match despite being in hospital all week prior to Wigan's 21–12 victory over St Helens with a serious foot infection,.
Radlinski played for Wigan at fullback in the 2003 Super League Grand Final defeat by Bradford Bulls.
He was given a testimonial year in 2005 for his loyal service to Wigan Warriors. Radlinski made only 15 appearances for the team during a season that was interrupted by multiple injuries.
Radlinski announced his retirement from the sport prematurely on 2 March 2006 due to persistent injuries.[14] He had made over 300 appearances for Wigan, scoring 183 tries.[15] This brought down the curtain on a successful career during which the player was a loyal servant to his club.
In June 2006 Radlinski came out of retirement and returned to Wigan for the remainder of 2006's
International career
Radlinski was selected to play for England in the 1995 World Cup Final at fullback in their defeat by Australia.
He won his first cap for Great Britain on the 1996 Lions tour. In the 1997 post season, Radlinski was selected to play for Great Britain at centre in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.
Internationally he was capped 20 times by Great Britain, and won 10 England caps. The pinnacle of his international career, in which he was a main stay in the international setup, saw him captain the team against New Zealand 'A'. He scored three tries in this match.
Post-retirement
In 2007, Radlinski was awarded an
Radlinski returned to Wigan during the 2009 season to take a scholarship coaching role. As well as publishing an autobiography entitled Simply Rad,
In 2022, he was inducted into the
Honours
Club
- RFL Championship / Super League: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998
- Premiership: 1994–95, 1996, 1997
- Regal Trophy: 1995–96
- Challenge Cup: 2002
Individual
- Harry Sunderland Trophy: 1995
- Roy Powell Medal: 2001[22]
- Lance Todd Trophy: 2002
- MBE: 2007
- Appointed CEO of Wigan Warriors: 2023
References
- ISBN 978-0752456751.
- ^ "Kris Radlinski". Cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFans.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Kris Radlinski". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Radlinski inducted into Hall of Fame". Wigan Warriors. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Irvine, Christopher (26 April 1995). "Offiah turns down more money to stay with Wigan". The Times. p. 38.
- Independent.co.uk. 21 May 1995.
- ^ "13th January 1996: St Helens 16 Wigan 25 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "8th September 1996: St Helens 14 Wigan 44 (Premiership Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Radlinski blow for luckless Wigan". BBC Sport. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Injury ends season for Radlinski". BBC Sport. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Wigan confirm Radlinski benefit". BBC Sport. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Sharp given Super-style headache". YorkshireLive. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Injury forces Radlinski to retire". BBC Sport. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Radlinski - a true rugby league great". BBC Sport. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Radlinski comes out of retirement". BBC Sport. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Radlinski calls time on comeback". BBC Sport. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "No. 58358". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 15 June 2007. p. 21.
- ^ "RFL hails impact of Radlinski MBE". BBC Sport. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ISBN 9781904091349. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Radlinski appointed Wigan manager". wwos. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
- ^ "The County of Origin". League Unlimited. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Kris Radlinski official website
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at wiganwarriors.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) 2001 Ashes profile