Kirk Yeaman
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Kirk Yeaman is an English professional rugby league
footballer for Hull FC
of Super League
. An England international representative centre three-quarter back, he also previously played for the Great Britain national rugby league team
.
and also a proven try scorer. He scored 17 tries at the end of the 2005 season and an impressive tally in 2006 that took him over the 20 try mark.
Despite some injuries, he was called up to the Tri Nations
in Australia
, playing in two matches.
Kirk signed a three year contract extension with Hull http://www.hullfc.com/index.php?/news/more/yeaman-signs/, and he will now remain with the club until the end of the 2010 season.
He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
through injury.
Yeaman has a 2005 Challenge Cup winners medal after Hull FC beat Leeds Rhinos 25-24 in the first ever August Challenge Cup Final, he was also a member of the Hull FC squad that reached the 2006 Super League Grand Final (losing to St. Helens) and was a double try scorer In Hull's 28-16 defeat also against St. Helens in the 2008 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium
Rugby league
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footballer for Hull FC
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
of Super League
Super League
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. An England international representative centre three-quarter back, he also previously played for the Great Britain national rugby league team
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
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Career
Kirk is a young player who has come through the ranks at Hull. He is a centre who has been likened to Jamie LyonJamie Lyon
Jamie Lyon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League...
and also a proven try scorer. He scored 17 tries at the end of the 2005 season and an impressive tally in 2006 that took him over the 20 try mark.
Despite some injuries, he was called up to the Tri Nations
2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations
The 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations was hosted for the second time by Australia and New Zealand. Sponsored by Gillette the tournament followed the same format as in 2004 and 2005, with each team meeting the other two teams twice, and the top two teams at the end of the group stages proceeding to the...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, playing in two matches.
Kirk signed a three year contract extension with Hull http://www.hullfc.com/index.php?/news/more/yeaman-signs/, and he will now remain with the club until the end of the 2010 season.
He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
through injury.
Yeaman has a 2005 Challenge Cup winners medal after Hull FC beat Leeds Rhinos 25-24 in the first ever August Challenge Cup Final, he was also a member of the Hull FC squad that reached the 2006 Super League Grand Final (losing to St. Helens) and was a double try scorer In Hull's 28-16 defeat also against St. Helens in the 2008 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium