Dom Crosby

Dominic Crosby is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League.

Dom Crosby
Personal information
Full nameDominic Crosby
Born (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990[1]
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 4 in (194 cm)[1]
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1]
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–16 Wigan Warriors 102 7 0 0 28
2011(DR) → Widnes Vikings 10 2 0 0 8
2012(DR) → S Wales Scorpions 2 0 0 0 0
2013(DR) → S Wales Scorpions 1 1 0 0 4
2013(DR) → Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Warrington Wolves 17 0 0 0 0
2018(Loan) → Leeds Rhinos 7 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0
Total 140 10 0 0 40
Source: [2][3]

He played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and on loan from Wigan at the Widnes Vikings and the Leigh Centurions in the Championship, and the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1. He played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and spent time on from Warrington at Leeds ahead of a permanent move to Headingley.

Background

Crosby was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Career

After spells with Widnes (2011)[4] and South Wales Scorpions (2012)[5] on dual registration terms he made his first team début for the Warriors in the 2012 Challenge Cup 4th round match against the North Wales Crusaders.[6]

He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[7][8][9][10][11]

He played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.[12][13][14]

He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[15]

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[16]

Leeds Rhinos

On 1 Sep 2020 it was reported that he was forced to retire through injury.[17]

References
  1. "Dominic Crosby Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. Loverugbyleague.com profile
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Widnes 26–50 Hull FC". BBC Sport. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. "Five see red as Scorpions are stung by Hornets". Wales Online. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. "Wigan 98–4 North Wales Crusaders". BBC Sport. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  7. "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  8. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". The Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  13. "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". The Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  14. "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  15. "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". The Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  16. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". The Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  17. "Dom Crosby forced to retire, aged 29". Total Rugby League. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.


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