Matt Diskin
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Personal information
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| Full name | Matthew Diskin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 January 1982 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 21 March 2017
Source: Rugby League Project
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Matt Diskin (27 January 1982) born in Dewsbury, is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s, and 2010s, and coaches in the 2010s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds Rhinos, and Bradford Bulls, as a Hooker, and coaching at club level for Bradford Bulls, and Batley Bulldogs. Diskin played for Leeds Rhinos for 10-years, and won four Super League championships with the club in 2004 (Super League IX), 2007 (Super League XII), 2008 (Super League XIII), and 2009 (Super League XIV), before moving to Bradford Bulls for the 2011 season, he remained with Bradford Bulls until the end of his playing career in 2014.
Diskin is a product of amateur rugby league club Dewsbury Moor ARLFC and growing up he attended St. John Fisher High School in Dewsbury, as did Francis Cummins and Ryan Sheridan.
Diskin made his debut first-team appearance for Leeds Rhinos in 2001 against Castleford Tigers. He played for the Leeds Rhinos at Hooker and scored a try in their 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls. His man-of-the-match performance saw him selected to represent Great Britain in the 2004 Tri-nations tournament.
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