Tom Lineham
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Personal information
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| Full name | Thomas Lineham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 September 1992 Leeds, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 3 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11 May 2017
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Tom Lineham is a professional rugby league player for Warrington Wolves of the Super League. He had played at Hull F.C., where he came through the side's academy ranks to become a key player in the first team.
Enjoying a sparkling breakthrough season in 2013 in which he was named the Hull FC's Young Player of the Year and the Super League Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year, Tom Lineham is one of the most exciting young players to come through Hull’s ranks for some time. Earning a place in the Super League Dream Team alongside centre partner Ben Crooks last year, Lineham has been granted the No.5 shirt by new head coach and former mentor Lee Radford in 2014.
Tipped for England Knights honours before opting for close-season surgery on a troublesome wrist injury, continued progress could see Lineham make his international bow during the next 12 months. Lineham has previously played for York City Knights. He has also played rugby union for York RUFC. Lineham has represented Yorkshire in Rugby Union.
Lineham's position as a junior with York RUFC was in the back row he was equally adapt at number 8 or openside flanker, but has played at Inside centre for York and more recently at wing when he converted to rugby league.
Lineham joined York RUFC under 15s in September 2006 as a raw young talent with excellent speed and strength. He quickly became a regular in the York team, going on to represent North Yorkshire that same season. Lineham's second season with York was an even better one than his first, he was York's top tryscorer at the end of the season. Lineham really got heads turning and people talking about him and his performances, which led to a Yorkshire call up at blindside flanker part way through the 2007-2008 season.
Lineham then went to York College in 2008 to study for his A-Levels, this is when he first started playing rugby league for the College's Rugby Development Centre, originally coached by the late Paul Higgins. Once again Lineham excelled for the team scoring 15 tries in 7 appearances, earning a trial with the Knights. Lineham played two trial games with the Knights reserve grade and subsequently was offered an 18-month contract with the Knights in 2009. Tom has signed a further 1-year contract at the Knights for the season 2011 season where the Knights will be playing in the championship after last seasons promotion. Hull FC were believed to have approached Tom with an offer but no contract was agreed due to Tom needing ACL knee reconstruction leaving in him sidelined for 9 months.
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