Tim Spears (born 27 July 1984) is a rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and loose forward for the York City Knights in Betfred Championship.[2]
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| Full name | Tim Spears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 1 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 26 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, the Dewsbury Rams, the Batley Bulldogs and Featherstone Rovers (captain).[3]
Spears joined Featherstone in 2009 and was part of the team that topped the Championship for four consecutive seasons before being appointed captain for the 2014 season.[4] In January 2014, Spears lay claim the fastest ever rugby league try when it took just 7.7 seconds to score from the kick off in a trial game against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[5]
In December 2016 Spears signed a one-year deal with York which was extended for the 2018 season.[6][7] In September 2021, Spears announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Rugby League RKC - Player Summary".
- ^ "Big coup for new York City Knights regime as Championship captain pens deal". The Press. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Featherstone Rovers: Spears closer to return". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Spears appointed new Featherstone Rovers captain". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Featherstone Rovers' Tim Spears scores what appears to be the fastest try in rugby league". News.com.au. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Tim Spears: Why I turned down Bradford Bulls for York City Knights". York Press. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Tim Spears signs for 2018". York City Knights. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "York legend Tim Spears to retire at season's end". Love Rugby League. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
edit- York City Knights profile
- (archived by archive.is) Profile at featherstonerovers.net
- Batley Bulldogs profile
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