Chris Green (rugby league)

Christopher Green (born 3 January 1990) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.

Chris Green
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Green
Born (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34)
Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Weight16 st 7 lb (105 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–19 Hull F.C. 146 9 0 0 36
2011(loan) Doncaster 5 7 0 0 28
2012(loan) York City Knights 7 5 0 0 20
2014(loan) Doncaster 4 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) Featherstone Rovers 5 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) Wakefield Trinity 4 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Wakefield Trinity 29 1 0 0 4
2022 Leigh Centurions 2 0 0 0 0
Total 202 22 0 0 88
Source: [2][3]
As of 21 December 2022

He played for Hull F.C. in the Super League and spent time on loan at from Hull at Doncaster in Championship 1 and the Championship, and the York City Knights and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. Green has also spent time on loan from Hull at Wakefield in the 2019 Super League.

Background

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Green was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England.

Career

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Hull FC

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He has played for Hull F.C. in the Super League, Doncaster (two loan spells), the York City Knights (loan), and the Featherstone Rovers (loan), as a prop.

He is well known by fans after his 79th minute try against local rivals Hull Kingston Rovers at the Magic Weekend in 2013, in which Hull F.C. went on to win the game 22–16.[4]

He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5][6]

He played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.[7]

Leigh Centurions

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On 15 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Centurions in the RFL Championship[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hull 1st Team Chris Green". Hull FC. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ RLP
  4. ^ "The derby: Hull FC beat Rovers 22–16 after dramatic late comeback". Hull Daily Mail. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington". The Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs". Mirror. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Chris Green excited for Chris Chester reunion at Leigh". Love Rugby League. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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