Liam Kay

Liam Kay is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.[5]

Liam Kay
Personal information
Full nameLiam Kay
Born (1991-12-17) 17 December 1991
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Weight14 st 3 lb (90 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 7 0 0 28
2013(DR) → Doncaster 21 12 0 0 48
2014–16 Leigh Centurions 78 74 0 0 296
2017–20 Toronto Wolfpack 70 66 0 0 264
2017(loan) → Oxford 2 0 1 0 2
2020(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 3 2 0 0 8
2021– Wakefield Trinity 0 0 0 0 0
Total 179 161 1 0 646
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Ireland 3 3 0 0 12
As of 27 January 2021
Source: [2][3][4]

He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League, and on loan from the Wildcats at Doncaster in the Kingstone Press Championship. Kay has also played for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship and the Toronto Wolfpack in the Championship and the Super League. He also spent time on loan from Toronto at Oxford in League 1 and Wakefield in the top flight.

Background

Kay was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Wakefield

Kay signed a professional contract at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2012 as a halfback but was mostly played on the wing. He scored 7 tries for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 5 appearances. In 2013 he was sent on dual registration to Doncaster where he played at both halfback but mostly on the wing as he had done at Wakefield. He scored 12 tries in 21 appearances for Doncaster before he returned to Wakefield where a hat-trick of tries against Castleford Tigers in the closing game of the 2013 season.

Leigh

Kay signed for Championship side Leigh in 2014 where he played as a wing. In his first season with the club, they finished top of the league and won the Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers to win the Championship for the first time since 2004. In 2015 Kay equalled the record for most tries in a season by a Leigh wing which was 36 as the Leigh Centurions again won the Championship title.

Toronto

Kay was the first-ever signing to play for the newly formed Canadian club, Toronto Wolfpack, for their inaugural season in 2017. Kay ended that season as the division's top try scorer. He was also named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[6]

In 2018 again Toronto Wolfpack would finish top of the championship and would enter the play offs for a chance for promotion. Unfortunately Kay suffered a extremely complex injury in the first week of the play-offs, unfortunately that wasn’t the first of the bad news for Toronto Wolfpack as they would later fail to reach the Super league losing to London Broncos In the Million Pound Game.

In 2019 Kay would miss the first few games due to the injury he sustained in August 2018. But he made his return on Canadian soil against Bradford Bulls. Again Toronto Wolfpack would finish top of the table and at last gain promotion to Super League with Kay firmly in the mix.

It’s a testament to Kay and his dedication to the Toronto Wolfpack, he was the first ever signing for the club and he helped steer them From League 1 to Super League within 3 years. It’s safe to say he has cemented his place in Toronto Wolfpack history.

Wakefield (II)

On July 16, 2020, Kay was loaned to the Wakefield Trinity from the Toronto Wolfpack for the remainder of the 2020 Super League season, while also signing a two-year deal with the Trinity for 2021 & 2022.[7]

Honours
Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Winner: 2017

References
  1. "5. Liam Kay". torontowolfpack.com. Toronto Wolfpack. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. itsrugby
  5. "Trinity sign Liam Kay!". wakefieldtrinity.com. Wakefield Trinity. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. "Ireland name Rugby League World Cup squad". sbs.com.au. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. "Trinity sign Liam Kay!". wakefieldtrinity.com. Wakefield Trinity. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.


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