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Nick Pinkney (born 6 December 1970) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger and stand-off 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.^[2]

Career

Club career

Pinkney started his professional career at Ryedale-York, scoring a try on his debut against Chorley Borough in November 1989.^[7] He was signed by Keighley Cougars in 1993 for a fee of £40,000.^[7] 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.^[7] In 1997, he joined Sheffield Eagles. Pinkney played and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

In May 2000, Pinkney scored his 200th career try in a 20–38 defeat against Halifax.^[8]

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.^[3]

References

^ "Player Summary: Nick Pinkney". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1994). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7851-1.
^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.
^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1996). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7767-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rugby League: Pinkney goes for 200 try landmark". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ Laybourn, Ian (8 May 2000). "Gannon's pivotal intervention conquers Salford". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

(archived by web.archive.org) Profile at sheffieldeagles.com

[1] "Player Summary: Nick Pinkney". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[England_Statistics_at_englandrl.co.uk-3] "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[4] Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1994). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7851-1.

[5] Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.

[6] Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1996). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7767-5.

[telegraphandargus-7] "Rugby League: Pinkney goes for 200 try landmark". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[8] Laybourn, Ian (8 May 2000). "Gannon's pivotal intervention conquers Salford". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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+Pinkney started his professional career at [[York Wasps|Ryedale-York]], scoring a try on his debut against [[Chorley Lynx|Chorley Borough]] in November 1989.<ref name="telegraphandargus">{{cite web |title=Rugby League: Pinkney goes for 200 try landmark |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8057467.rugby-league-pinkney-goes-for-200-try-landmark/ |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=11 March 2000}}</ref> He was signed by [[Keighley Cougars]] in 1993 for a fee of £40,000.<ref name="telegraphandargus" /> 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.<ref name="telegraphandargus" /> In 1997, he joined [[Sheffield Eagles]]. Pinkney played and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1998 Challenge Cup]] Final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 2 May 1998.
+In May 2000, Pinkney scored his 200th career try in a 20–38 defeat against [[Halifax Panthers|Halifax]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laybourn |first1=Ian |title=Gannon's pivotal intervention conquers Salford |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/gannon-s-pivotal-intervention-conquers-salford-277631.html |website=The Independent |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=8 May 2000}}</ref>
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+Nick Pinkney was an [[England national rugby league team|England]] international and played at the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]]. He was selected for [[England national rugby league team|England]] in the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995 World Cup]] Final on the reserve bench but did not play as [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] won the match and retained the Cup.<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/>
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+*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091108/http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Teams/Sheffield%20Eagles/Player/148575 Profile at sheffieldeagles.com]
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-* [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Nick_Pinkney.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
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