Kirk Yeaman

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Kirk Yeaman
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Personal information
Born (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 40)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001– Hull 341 169 0 0 676
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–11 England 3 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Great Britain 4 1 0 0 4
As of 27 September 2015
Source: [2]

Kirk Yeaman (born September 15, 1983) is an English professional rugby league footballer for Hull FC of Super League. An England international representative three-quarter back, he also previously played for Great Britain and has played his entire club football career to date with Hull.

Career

Yeaman came up through the ranks at Hull, a centre who has been likened to Jamie Lyon[2] and also a proven try scorer. He scored 17 tries at the end of the 2005 season and an impressive tally in 2006 that took him over the 20 try mark. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St Helens RLFC and Yeaman played at centre in his side's 4-26 loss.[3] His performances in 2006 saw him included in the Super League Dream Team.

Despite some injuries, he was called up to the Tri Nations in Australia, playing in two matches.

Kirk signed a three-year contract extension with Hull [3], and he will now remain with the club until the end of the 2010 season.

He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.[4]

Yeaman has a 2005 Challenge Cup winners medal after Hull FC beat Leeds Rhinos 25-24 in the first ever August Challenge Cup Final, he was also a member of the Hull FC squad that reached the 2006 Super League Grand Final (losing to St. Helens) and was a double try scorer In Hull's 28-16 defeat also against St. Helens in the 2008 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium

In 2011, Yeaman was rewarded for his form with Hull FC by being called up to the England Squad along with wing partner Tom Briscoe for the Four Nations. He was also included in the Super League Dream Team, again along with Briscoe.

(For 2014 Super League season highlights, stats and results click on 2014 Super League season results)

Statistics

The table below shows a cumulative points and scoring records for Yeaman at the end of the 2013 Super League season.[5]

Club Years Active Appearances Tries Goals FG Points
Hull F.C. 2001- 300 155 620

External links

References

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