Logan Tomkins is a retired

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footballer who most recently played as a for the

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in the

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. He has played for the

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in the

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, and on loan from

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at the

and

Workington Town Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England. The club plays home games at Derwent Park and competes in the RFL League One, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, Briti ...

in the

, and the

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in the top flight. Tomkins has also spent four seasons at

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after his loan spell there.

Background

Tomkins was born in

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, England. He is the younger brother of fellow professionals Joel and

Sam Tomkins Sam Tomkins (born 23 March 1989) is a professional rugby league analyst for Sky Sports and professional player, after coming out of retirement to finish the 2024 season with Catalans Dragons in the Super League, (the club he had initially re ...

Playing career

Wigan

Tomkins made his début in Super League on 11 March 2012 in Wigan's away match at his former dual registration club; Widnes. He played in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over

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Widnes

During 2011, Tomkins played 14 times on dual registration at

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. He scored 6 tries for the then

Side.

Salford loans

In 2014, Logan joined

on a loan deal. He made his first appearance for the club against

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in Salford's 38-24 win. In his third appearance, against

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, Logan scored his team's only try in Salford's 32-4 defeat. On 22 April 2014, Logan agreed to stay with Salford for the rest of the 2014 season. Tomkins returned to Salford on loan again in 2015.

Workington

Also in 2015, Tomkins played two games for

on dual registration from Wigan.

Salford

Logan Tomkins made the permanent switch to Salford on 25 November 2015, signing a one-year deal for the 2016 season. He played in the

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defeat by St. Helens at

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Widnes

Tomkins joined Widnes Vikings ahead of the 2020 RFL Championship, on a one-year deal. After signing a one-year extension, he announced his retirement at the end of the

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Family

Logan Tomkins is the youngest brother of former

teammates

Joel Tomkins Joel Andrew Tomkins (born 21 March 1987) is an English professional rugby league coach, who is currently the interim head coach for Catalans Dragons in the Super League. Tomkins was a dual code player, playing both rugby league and rugby union ...

and

References

External links

Salford Red Devils profileSL profile
1992 births Living people English rugby league players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Wigan Salford Red Devils players Widnes Vikings players Wigan Warriors players Workington Town players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub