John Kirkpatrick (rugby league)

John Kirkpatrick (born 3 January 1979) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C., and club level rugby league (RL) in the Super League for St. Helens (Heritage № 1109), Halifax (loan) (Heritage № 1177), the London Broncos (Heritage № 432) and in National League One for the Widnes Vikings, as a fullback or wing.[1][2]

John Kirkpatrick
Personal information
Full nameJohn Kirkpatrick
Born (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979
Preston, Lancashire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–99 Preston Grasshoppers
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–2003 St. Helens 23 11 0 0 44
2003 → Halifax (loan) 4 4
2004–05 London Broncos 22 32
2006 Widnes Vikings 19 7 0 0 28
Total 68 18 0 0 108
Source: [1][2]

Background

John Kirkpatrick was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, he has Scottish ancestors, and eligible to play for Scotland due to the grandparent rule.

Playing career

John Kirkpatrick was called into the Scotland (RL) squad in 2006.[3]

References
  1. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "McCormack Names Squad For World Cup Clash". SA Centurions. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
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