Adam Rooks (born 15 January 2000) is an English professional

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footballer who plays in the for

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

in the

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Background

Rooks was born in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

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. Rooks played for Holderness Vikings Skirlaugh and East Hull, along with England against France and Wales, winning both. Rooks changed from the terraces to the pitch with Hull Kingston Rovers as he and his family are big supporters of the team, from his grandmother to his little sister they all have a passion for the club. Rugby all started off because of his father getting him into it at a very young age, edging him in to join the club Holderness Vikings; since then, he fell in love with it and decided that was what he wanted to do with his life. He was scouted after moving from Skirlaugh ARLFC to East Hull and then on to the City Of Hull Academy which before that he represented his country against

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

and

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, playing for

's under 15's and 16's. Rooks played his

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for East Hull and the Skirlaugh Bulls, going onto then become a product of the City of Hull Academy System,} along with being in the under 15's and 16's for England. Rooks has represented his home county of Yorkshire at Origin level and the England Academy Squad at international level.

Senior career

Hull Kingston Rovers

In July 2018, Rooks signed a two-year contract to play for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

in the

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. Rooks made his Hull Kingston Rovers début at the age of 19 on 17 March 2019, in a 16-18 round 7 Super League defeat against the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

Craven Park Craven Park may refer to: * Craven Park (Barrow), home of Barrow (rugby league) * Craven Park, Hull, current home of Hull Kingston Rovers (rugby league) * Old Craven Park, former home of Hull Kingston Rovers (rugby league) * Craven Park (London), a ...

. Rooks was sent on loan for a season to Bradford scoring twice.

References

External links

Hull Kingston Rovers profileSL profile
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