Sean Gleeson (rugby league)

Sean Gleeson (born (1987-11-29)29 November 1987) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Wigan Warriors, Widnes Vikings (loan), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Salford City Reds in the Super League as a fullback, wing or centre, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.

For other persons named Sean Gleeson, see Sean Gleeson (disambiguation).

Sean Gleeson
Personal information
Born (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb) [1]
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–07 Wigan Warriors 6 0 0 0 0
2006 → Widnes Vikings (loan) 6 0 0 0 0
2007–10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 78 24 0 0 96
2011–12 Salford City Reds 38 14 0 0 56
2013–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 6 0 0 0 0
Total 134 38 0 0 152
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–08 Ireland 5 3 0 0 12
As of 26 July 2012

Background

Gleeson was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Sean Gleeson is the cousin of the rugby league footballer Martin Gleeson, and the rugby league footballer Mark Gleeson.

Career

He came in to the Wigan side due to injury, and was then loaned out to Widnes Vikings.

Gleeson was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2]

It was announced on 11 June 2012 that Sean Gleeson will move to Hull KR for the 2013 season. On 8 January 2013 it emerged that his start to the season might be delayed due to a back injury sustained in training.

In March 2014, Gleeson was taken to hospital with a serious eye injury after being assaulted outside a nightclub in his hometown.[3] On 2 June 2014 he announced that he was to quit Rugby League at the age of 26 due to the injury.[4]

References
  1. "Salford City Reds Official club website". web page. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  3. "Super League: Hull KR's Sean Gleeson is facing being blind in one eye". Sky Sports. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. Flanagan, Emma (3 June 2014). "Pictured: Horrific eye injury that ended the career of rugby star Sean Gleeson". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.


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