Rob Massam
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1987 Salisbury, England | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | centre/wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012– | North Wales Crusaders | 19 | 11 | 44 | ||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–13 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Rob Massam (born 29 October 1987) is an English-born, Welsh international rugby league player who currently plays for the North Wales Crusaders. His usual position is a winger. 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.[1] 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.[2]
Representative
Massam qualifys for Wales through residency as he moved to Wrexham at a young age.[3] 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.[4] He made his full debut in that game.[5]
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.[6]
Honours
Massam was included in August's Cooperative Championship 1 Team of the Month, after becoming Crusaders leading try scorer for the 2012 season.[7]
Personal life
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.[8]
References
- ↑ Tyreman, Glenn (2010-07-21). "England Lionhearts 34 - 30 Wales Dragonhearts - England Lionhearts". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ↑ "Crusaders profile". Crusadersrfl.com. 1987-11-29. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ↑ http://www.crusadersrfl.com/teammember.php?id=1575
- ↑ http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=9294
- ↑ http://www.mission2013.co.uk/france-win-feisty-encoutner-against-wales/
- ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12040/9507938/garreth-carvell-withdraws-from-wales-squad-for-european-cup
- ↑ http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=9284
- ↑ "Wrexham Bradley Raiders - Sponsors". Wrexhamraiders.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.