Chris Hankinson (born 30 November 1993) is a professional

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footballer who plays as a for

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in the

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. He played for the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. ...

in the

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, the

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club play home games at Craven Park (Barrow), Craven Park and compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rug ...

in Championship 1 and League 1, and

Swinton Lions The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the RFL League 1 . The club has won the Rugby Football League Championship, Championship six times and three Challenge Cups ...

and

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in the Championship. Hankinson has spent time on loan from

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at Swinton in the

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. He has also played for

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Background

Hankinson was born in

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. He is a qualified

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and

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Career

Early career

Hankinson played his junior at the Hindley ARLFC. He was in the junior systems of the

Salford City Reds The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. Salford Red Devil ...

, but did not progress through to the first team.

Leigh Centurions

He left Salford to begin his professional career at the

. He made his debut for

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in 2014. He was sent on loan by the Centurions to the

, playing for the Cumbrian club throughout the

2015 Championship 1 The 2015 Championship 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league, rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country. The 2015 Championshi ...

season. Leigh sent him to the Barrow the following year, spending the entire

2016 League 1 The 2016 League 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country. The 2016 League 1 season was expanded to 1 ...

season in

Swinton Lions

Hanksinson moved from Leigh to the

in the

ahead of the 2017 season. Chris Hankinson

Wigan Warriors

He moved to his hometown club in July 2018, and he made his

début for

in the derby against St Helens. He spent part of 2019 on loan at his former club Swinton, featuring in eight matches in the

He won a League Leaders medal with Wigan in

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London Broncos

On 31 December 2020 it was announced that he had signed for the

for the 2021 season.

Toulouse Olympique

On 9 November it was announced that Hankinson had left Wigan and signed for Toulouse Olympique on a two-year deal. He will become the third goal-kicker at Toulouse alongside Mark Kheirallah and Anthony Marion.

Featherstone Rovers

On 17 October 2022 it was announced that Hankinson had signed for Featherstone for the 2023 season.

Salford Red Devils

On 8 December 2023, it was reported that he had signed for

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in the

on a two-year deal.

Club statistics

References

External links

London Broncos profileWigan Warriors profileSL profileSwinton Lions profileFormer Barrow Raiders Chris Hankinson and Joe Bullock left stunned by Salford Red Devils' comeback against Wigan WarriorsThey Played For LeighHANKINSON TO HIT 50 AGAINST RAMSWigan Warriors' Chris Hankinson taps into PT backgroundTracey joins Barrow on loan from LeighBarrow Raiders old boy Chris Hankinson back in as Wigan Warriors thump Huddersfield Giants
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hankinson, Chris 1993 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen Barrow Raiders players Cumbria rugby league team players Featherstone Rovers players Leigh Leopards players London Broncos players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Wigan Salford Red Devils players Swinton Lions players Toulouse Olympique players Wigan Warriors players