Joel Tomkins
Tomkins playing for Wigan in 2007
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Personal information
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| Full name | Joel Andrew Tomkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 March 1987 Warrington, Cheshire, England |
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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Rugby league
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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| As of 15 April 2016 Source: Rugby League Project & Saracens Senior Squad Profile & RFU Website |
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Joel Tomkins (born 21 March 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Wigan Warriors. From 2011 to June 2014, he played rugby union at outside centre for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He is an England international rugby league representative second-row forward and has so far played his whole rugby league career at Wigan (bar a brief stint at Widnes Vikings) winning the 2010 Super League Grand Final and 2011 Challenge Cup with them. During his time in union, he won his debut England cap in England's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 2013 QBE Autumn International Series.
Tomkins was born in Warrington and raised in Wigan. He is a former St. John Fisher player, he played in Wigan's Academy U18s in 2003. He was selected for the 2004 Academy Origin Series. Joel was one of the most highly rated talents in the Wigan Warriors Academy. He is the oldest brother of Sam Tomkins and Logan Tomkins.
In 2005 was called up into the first team at the age of 18 and made his first team debut against Widnes Vikings in March 2005. During 2005 Joel made another 12 appearances scoring a total of 3 tries.
In February 2006 Joel agree a contract extension with Wigan Warriors which will keep him at the club until 2008. The talented youngster was given his first team chances under coach Ian Millward who had become head coach of Wigan Warriors in 2005. Joel started the first match of the 2006 season at Loose forward/Lock in a match against the Catalans Dragons which Wigan lost 38-30. Joel was demoted to the bench for the second match of the season against Leeds Rhinos. After 17 minutes he was brought off the bench and scored a try with his first touch of the ball to give Wigan a 4-0 lead, Wigan lost the match 16-24. Joel started from the bench for the next two matches against Huddersfield Giants and Salford City Reds but was dropped to the academy. He returned to the squad when he was named on the bench for the Challenge Cup Fourth Round match against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 2 April 2006, he also played in the next couple of Super League matches against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and St. Helens before again being dropped to the academy. Team Coach, Ian Millward, was sacked in April 2006 because of the poor results of the Wigan side, he was replaced by Brian Noble on 20 April 2006. Wigan were bottom of the league and Noble decided to play a more experienced squad which meant that Joel would not make another appearance during 2006.
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