Kevin Sinfield
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| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Sinfield | |||||
| Nickname | Sir Kev | |||||
| Born |
12 September 1980 Oldham, Greater Manchester, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off, Loose forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1997–15 | Leeds Rhinos | 521 | 86 | 1,792 | 39 | 3,967 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2000–13 | England | 27 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 202 |
| 2001–03 | Lancashire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–07 | Great Britain | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Fly-Half | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015–16 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 18 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 122 |
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Kevin Sinfield, MBE (born 12 September 1980 in Oldham) is an English former professional rugby league player who captained Leeds Rhinos in Super League. An England captain, his usual position was Loose forward, although he could cover both Stand-off and Hooker. Sinfield played his entire professional career with Leeds and is one of the most successful players in Super League history, having captained the team to seven Super League championships and two Challenge Cup successes as well as achieving individual accolades as winner of the Lance Todd Trophy (2005), Harry Sunderland Trophy twice (2009, 2012) and the Golden Boot (2012), one of only four British-based players to achieve the latter. He holds records as the highest points-scorer in Leeds Rhinos history, the highest points-scorer in Super League history and the third highest points-scorer in British rugby league history, behind Jim Sullivan and Neil Fox. Sinfield is also the only captain to ever lead a team to win three back-to-back-to-back Super League titles.
Following the end of his rugby league career, Sinfield switched to rugby union to play for Yorkshire Carnegie. After his playing career ended Sinfield joined the Rugby Football League as rugby director.
Sinfield starting his playing career at Waterhead A.R.L.F.C., who also produced talent such as Barrie McDermott, Paul Sculthorpe, Danny Sculthorpe, Paul Highton, Lee Jewitt, Marc Sneyd and Gareth Owen. He signed for Leeds RLFC in August 1997.
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