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Thomas James Keinhorst (born 14 July 1990) is a
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former international
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footballer who last played as a or forward for
York Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC, based in York, England. The club play their home games at York Community Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of Briti ...
in the
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. He has previously played for the
Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...
and
Hull KR 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
Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
, and spent time on loan from
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
at the
Hunslet Hawks Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. They play home games at South Leeds Stadium and compete in Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club was formed as a Pho ...
in the
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, as well as the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...
and the
Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twe ...
in the Super League. Keinhorst has also spent time on loan from
Hull KR 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 ...
at the
York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC, based in York, England. The club play their home games at York Community Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of Briti ...
in the
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. He has played
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for
Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub (Heidelberger RK or HRK for short) is a German rowing club and German rugby union clubs from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. The club is one of four professional rugby clubs in Germany. The turn ...
in the German
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and in England with
Otley Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 c ...
in
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. He also represented
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at international level.


Background

Keinhorst was born in
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
,
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, England.German international set to make Super League début
Leeds Rhinos website, published: 30 July 2012, accessed: 31 July 2012


Playing career

Keinhorst began playing
rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
in 2004, while attending St. Mary's Catholic High School.James Keinhorst profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 23 March 2010


Playing positions


Rugby union

He primarily played as an inside-centre, but he could also play as an outside-centre or in the second row.


Senior rugby union career


Heidelberger RK (2009-10)

Keinhorst began playing
rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
as an
amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...
with
Otley Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 c ...
and he later moved to Germany to play for
Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub (Heidelberger RK or HRK for short) is a German rowing club and German rugby union clubs from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. The club is one of four professional rugby clubs in Germany. The turn ...
in 2009, at the age of 19, and he won the National Championship in the 2009–10 season. He played eight games and scored four tries in his first season.


Otley (2010-11)

Keinhorst rejoined
Otley Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 c ...
as a
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in 2010, and went onto make 11 appearances in the 2010–11 season, scoring three tries before leaving at the end of the season to sign a
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contract at
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side the
Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...
.


Senior rugby league career


Leeds (2012-18)

Keinhorst signed for
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
in 2011, and made his
Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
début on 30 July 2012, in the defeat by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.Leeds Rhinos: German starlet handed chance to shine
Yorkshire Evening Post website, accessed: 13 January 2012 Keinhorst came on as a substitute in
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
' losing effort in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by
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at
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. Keinhorst played from the interchange bench for
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
in the 2015 Super League Grand Final, and helped to set-up the winning try for Josh Walters, in a 22–20 victory over
Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
. Keinhorst scored a hat-trick of tries for
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
in round 2 of the 2018
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season, against
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 ...
at
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. It was revealed at the end of the 2018 campaign, that Keinhorst would be departing
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
to sign a 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 ...
.


Hull Kingston Rovers (2019 – present)

In October 2018, Keinhorst signed a three-year deal with
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 ...
. On 9 January 2019, Keinhorst received the number 4 jersey ahead of the start of the
Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
season. On 13 January 2019, Keinhorst made his non-competitive
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 ...
' début in a pre-season friendly against
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, Keinhorst claimed a 30–16 victory with his new club. Keinhorst made his first competitive appearance 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 round 1 of the 2019
Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
season, Keinhorst scored a dramatic try in the final six seconds of the match on his début, going onto record a thrilling 18–16 victory over cross-city rivals Hull F.C. at
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. On 4 September 2020 it was reported that Keinhorst would resume with Hull KR after his loan period at the
York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC, based in York, England. The club play their home games at York Community Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of Briti ...
.


Castleford (loan)

On 31 July 2021, it was reported that he had signed for
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in the
Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
on a short-term loan.


Keighley (loan)

On 24 March 2023, Keinhorst joined Keighley for one match on loan from Hull Kingston Rovers through dual registration.


York RLFC

On 13 October 2023, it was reported that he had joined York RLFC for the 2024 RFL Championship on a one-year deal. In August 2024, he announced his retirement from rugby league.


Representative career


Rugby union

He made his début for
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in a match against
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on 20 November 2010.DRV XV: Unnötige Auftaktniederlage gegen Polen
''
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'', published: 21 November 2010, accessed: 21 November 2010 Keinhorst scored his first try for
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a week later against the
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in Amsterdam.


Rugby league

Keinhorst is the youngest of four rugby-playing brothers and qualifies to play for
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through his German father Wolfgang, who has lived in the United Kingdom for many years. Jimmy and his three brothers, Kristian, Markus and Nicholas set a world record in 2007, when they played in a
rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
international game for
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
against the
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, becoming the most siblings to play in a
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international match.Otley hope skipper is not feeling under par
''
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'', published: 12 August 2010, accessed: 23 November 2010 As of 2012, Keinhorst was the top try and point scorer for
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.Nationalmanschafts Satistik 2006–10
Rugby League Deutschland website, accessed: 11 December 2010


Honours


Career awards and accolades


Rugby league


=Club (Leeds Rhinos 2012-18)

= *
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(1):
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*
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(1):
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Rugby union


=Club (Heidelberger RK 2009-10)

= * German Rugby Union Championship (1): 2009–10


References


External links


Hull KR profileLeeds Rhinos profileSL profile
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James Keinhorst
at totalrugby.de
James Keinhorst
at the '' DRV'' website {{DEFAULTSORT:Keinhorst, James 1990 births Living people Castleford Tigers players Dual-code rugby internationals English people of German descent English rugby union players English rugby league players German rugby league players German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players Germany national rugby league team players Heidelberger RK players Hull Kingston Rovers players Hunslet R.L.F.C. players Keighley Cougars players Leeds Rhinos players Otley R.U.F.C. players People educated at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston Rugby league centres Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Leeds Rugby union players from Leeds Rugby union centres Wakefield Trinity players Widnes Vikings players York Knights players