Rob Massam
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| Full name | Robert Massam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1987 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 30 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rob Massam (born 29 October 1987) AKA The Thing on The Wing, is a ex Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a winger for the North Wales Crusaders in Betfred League 1.
He has previously played for the Rochdale Hornets. He was a key player for Chester Gladiators, and was selected to represent England Lionhearts in 2010 scoring the winning try in England's 34–30 win over Wales Dragonhearts in Somerset.[4] He scored against Wales Dragonhearts again in 2011 in Caerphilly but was unable to stop the Welsh from winning 30-24 and lifting the trophy.[5]
Representative
[edit]Massam qualifies for Wales through residency as he moved to Wrexham at a young age.[6] Despite representing England at amateur level Massam was selected for the Wales 'train-on' squad for the Tri-Nations against England and France in 2012.[7] He made his full début in that game.[8]
In October and November 2013, Massam played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup where he scored a try.
In October 2014, Massam was selected to play in the 2014 European Cup but he withdrew before the tournament due to work commitments.[9]
Honours
[edit]Massam was included in August's Cooperative Championship 1 Team of the Month, after becoming Crusaders leading try scorer for the 2012 season.
Personal life
[edit]Massam works as a personal trainer and is a qualified Biomechanics coach at Total Fitness in Wrexham and he has sponsored local rugby league club Wrexham Raiders for the 2012 season.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Rob Massam". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Tyreman, Glenn (21 July 2010). "England Lionhearts 34 - 30 Wales Dragonhearts - England Lionhearts". Pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Crusaders profile". Crusadersrfl.com. 29 November 1987. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Official Crusaders RL web site". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Garreth Carvell withdraws from Wales squad for European Cup". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Wrexham Bradley Raiders - Sponsors". Wrexhamraiders.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Rochdale Hornets profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Crusaders profile[usurped]
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