Jon Breakingbury (born 5 October 1982) is a professional

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and

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footballer. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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Valley Cougars Valley Cougars are a rugby league team based in Treharris. They play in the Wales Premier League, which they won in 2017 after defeating the Torfaen Tigers in the league's Grand Final. History They were founded in 2001 as Cynon Valley Cougars an ...

and Celtic Crusaders, Winlaton Warriors and Gateshead Spartans, as a , and club level rugby union (RU) for Gateshead RFC.

International honours

Jon Breakingbury won a

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for

(RL) while at Valley Cougars in 2005 (

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/ substitute).

Note

Breakingbury's forename is variously spelt as Jon, or John.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Breakingbury, John 1982 births Living people Cardiff Demons players Crusaders Rugby League players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Footballers who switched code Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league centres Sheffield Eagles players Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players