Nick Pinkney

Nick Pinkney (born 6 December 1970) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Ryedale-York, the Keighley Cougars, the Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, the Salford City Reds and the Hull Kingston Rovers.[1]

Nick Pinkney
Personal information
Born (1970-12-06) 6 December 1970
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–93 Ryedale-York
1993–96 Keighley Cougars
1997–98 Sheffield Eagles
1999 Halifax 29 14 0 0 56
2000–02 Salford City Reds 69 32 0 0 128
2003 Hull Kingston Rovers
Total 98 46 0 0 184
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 England 4 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]

Career

Club career

Pinkney started his professional career at Ryedale-York before signing for Keighley Cougars in 1993. While at the Keighley Cougars, Pinkney scored over 100 tries, and broke the club record for most tries in a season twice in consecutive seasons.[3] In 1997, he joined Sheffield Eagles. Nick Pinkney played right wing, and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1997–98 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

Representative career

Nick Pinkney was an England international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He was selected for England in the 1995 World Cup Final on the reserve bench but did not play as Australia won the match and retained the Cup.[2]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Rugby League: Pinkney goes for 200 try landmark". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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