Tim Jonkers
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 2 lb (96 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tim Jonkers (born 3 July 1981) is a former
Leigh Centurions. He also represented Lancashire
.
Background
Jonkers was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
He moved to St. Helens at the age of six and was educated at Cowley High School.[3] He began playing rugby at the local Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C., and was snapped up inevitably by St. Helens where he was hailed as one of Saints' brightest young hopes. Jonkers had two children after leaving his rugby career. Alex Jonkers and Charlie Jonkers.
He had 4 aunts until one died in 2012. His aunts are: Carmel, Mary and Angela. He has a brother, Martin Jonkers with a nephew, James Jonkers and a new born baby niece Imogen Jonkers. He has 5 cousins, Keith Rogan, Angla Rogan, Rebecca Lee, Roisin Lee and Jack Rogan.
Playing career
Jonkers played for
Super League VI, St. Helens contested the 2003 World Club Challenge against 2002 NRL Premiers, the Sydney Roosters
. Jonkers played from the interchange bench in Saints' 38–0 loss.
Jonkers' career at
Leigh Centurions
quickly stepped in to take Jonkers on loan till the end of the season. Yet again though, Jonkers' luck deserted him and a knee ligament injury ruled him out for several months. Jonkers signed a permanent deal with Leigh Centurions for the 2007 season in November 2006. The injury persisted though and Jonkers announced his retirement from rugby league on 11 June 2007.
References
- ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Player Summary: Tim Jonkers". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Saints Heritage Society. Saints.org.uk. Retrieved on 3 July 2016.
External links
- Saints Heritage Society
- (archived by web.archive.org) Tim Jonkers Salford Profile