Kieran Dixon

Kieran Dixon (born 22 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as winger or fullback for the York City Knights in the Betfred Championship and the England Knights at international level.

Kieran Dixon
Personal information
Full nameKieran Dixon
Born (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992
Hackney, London, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 8 lb (86 kg)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–14 London Broncos 55 39 2 0 160
2014(DR) → Hemel Stags 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Hull Kingston Rovers 39 28 16 0 144
2017–20 London Broncos 80 58 187 0 606
2021– York City Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Total 176 125 205 0 910
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 England Knights 3 2 0 0 8
As of 4 December 2020
Source: [1][2][3]

He has played for the London Broncos in the Super League and in the Championship, and on loan from the Broncos at the Hemel Stags in League 1. He also played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.[1][2]

Background

Dixon was born in Hackney, London, England. Dixon grew up in Hemel Hempstead and attended the cavendish school.

Playing career

London Broncos

Kieran Dixon made his début for the London Broncos in the 24-34 defeat by St. Helens in the Super League match at Twickenham Stoop on 4 February 2012.[4]

He scored his first try against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the Twickenham Stoop in a 36-0 win.

Hemel Stags

Dixon was loaned to the Hemel Stags in a bid to regain fitness on his return to first-grade with the Broncos.

Dixon playing for the Hull Kingston Rovers in 2016

Hull Kingston Rovers

After a serious injury ruled him out for the most of the 2014 season, Dixon joined Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015. He appeared for Rovers in the 2015 Challenge Cup final, however his performance in the match was heavily criticised as the team suffered a record-breaking 50-0 defeat by Leeds.[5][6] The following week, Dixon bounced back to score two tries in a man-of-the-match display as Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity.[7] And on 12th 09-15 went 2 better with yet another man of the match performance and 4 tries against Bradford Bulls in a match that made sure Rovers secured Super league status for the next season.[8]

Return to London

Dixon re-signed for the London Broncos after Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated from the Super League, taking up the offer to return to his home club for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[9]

York City Knights

On 17 November 2020 it was announced that Dixon would join the York City Knights from the 2021 season.[10]

International

Dixon played at representative level with the England Knights.

He sustained a career threatening injury in 2013 against Samoa.

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. London Official
  4. "Profile at londonbroncosrl.com". londonbroncosrl.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. Hull KR to rally around Kieran Dixon after Wembley disaster
  6. Hull KR: Kieran Dixon will bounce back from Wembley horror show – Craig Murdock
  7. Chris Chester praises Kieran Dixon for recovering from his Wembley nightmare
  8. "Hull KR v Bradford Bulls: Super 8s Qualifiers preview". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/kieran-dixon-looking-forward-to-returning-home/
  10. "KIERAN DIXON JOINS YORK CITY KNIGHTS". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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