Scott Wheeldon (born 23 February 1986) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop for Hull F.C., Hull KR, London Broncos, Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers and Sheffield Eagles .
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| Born | 23 February 1986 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editWheeldon was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Career
editHe is a product of Hull FC's academy ranks.
Wheeldon made his Super League début in 2006. In the same year, he appeared for Hull F.C. in the 2006 Super League Grand final, playing from the interchange bench in his side's 4-26 defeat by St. Helens.[4]
Wheeldon then went on to sign for local rivals Hull Kingston Rovers in 2008 and made his début in the Robins home game against Celtic Crusaders.
Wheeldon transferred to London Broncos in 2012 and spent two seasons there before joining the Castleford Tigers in 2014.[5]
He featured for the Tigers in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[6] In 2014 Wheeldon was voted the best player of table 21 at the Castleford Tigers end of year player awards.
In November 2015, it was announced that Wheeldon had signed for Sheffield Eagles on a 3-year deal. However, two seasons later he was released having played over 50 games and scoring 12 tries.
Following his release by the Eagles, Wheeldon joined their Championship rivals Featherstone Rovers in October 2017.[7]
Having played 37 during the 2018 season for "Fev", Wheeldon re-joined the Eagles, where he ended his senior playing career in 2021.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Scott Wheeldon". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ RLP
- ^ "St Helens 26-4 Hull FC". BBC News. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Broncos sign up Wheeldon – London Broncos Rugby News, Fixtures, Results – Sky Sports". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Featherstone Rovers sign front-rower Scott Wheeldon on two-year deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Scott Wheeldon to retire at end of season". Sheffield Eagles. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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