Mikey Lewis (born 4 July 2001) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a , , or for

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

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, and is the current Man of Steel. He also represents

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at international level.

Club career

2019

Lewis made his début 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 ...

against the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...

in round 25 of the 2019 season, in a 36-18 defeat at the

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. Lewis spent time on loan at

Newcastle Thunder The Newcastle Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was founded in 2000 as Gateshead Thunder, after the merger of the original Gateshead Thunder into Hull F.C. in 1999. The Thunder were based in ...

in 2019, Lewis made 7 appearances in total, scoring 7 tries and adding 15 successful goals.

2020

In 2020, Lewis made 8 appearances in total for Hull KR, scoring 2 tries and adding 5 successful goals.

2021

On 12 May, it was reported that Lewis had signed to play for the

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in the

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on a loan basis. Lewis played for the York City Knights in the

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final at

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, in a 41-34 defeat against the

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

. Lewis made a total of 12 appearances for Hull KR in 2021, including in the club's 28-10 Super League play-off semi-final loss against the

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. Before the start of the semi-final,

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compared Lewis' 2021 season to that of

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's 2005 season with the

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2022

In round 18, Lewis scored a

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for Hull KR in their 34-28 defeat against arch-rivals

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at the

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2023

In round 9, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in a 26-14 victory over St Helens, the clubs first win over the Saints since 2015. On 21 April, Lewis made his 50th appearance for Hull KR in a 7-12 victory over the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

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. On 23 July, Lewis played in the

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semi-final for Hull KR, Lewis' side recorded a famous 11-10 victory over the Wigan Warriors, due to a

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40 meter field goal in

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extra time. On 12 August, Lewis played for Hull KR in their 16-17 golden point extra time loss to the

Leigh Leopards 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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at Wembley Stadium. In round 23, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in their 52-10 victory over the Leigh Leopards in a Challenge Cup final rematch two weeks later. On 22 September, in the last game of the regular season, Lewis played in Hull KR's 12-56 triumph over

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. Securing said victory, would mean that Lewis helped Hull KR finish in fourth position overall after 27 rounds. On 29 September, Lewis played in Hull KR's Super League play-off eliminator against the Leigh Leopards, securing a 20-6 success. On 7 October, Lewis played for Hull KR in the Super League play-off semi-final, losing to the Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium.

2024

Lewis was named the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters' Association player of the year after a Super League season where he scored 19 tries as Hull KR finished second in the table. He was also named the 2024 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel. On 12 October, Lewis played in Hull Kingston Rovers

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loss against Wigan.

2025

For 2025, Lewis would wear the no. 6 shirt, brought out of retirement for him. In round 1 of the 2025 Super League season, Lewis kicked the winning drop goal in golden point extra-time as Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Castleford 19-18. On 7 June, Lewis played in Hull Kingston Rovers 8-6 2025 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington. It was the clubs first major trophy in 40 years.

International career

Lewis made his senior England début against

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in the first test of the 2023 series on 22 October 2023, scoring a try and winning

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Honours

Hull KR

**Runner-up (1):

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

**Winners (1):

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

**Runner-up (1):

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

York Knights (loan)

* 1895 Cup **Runner-up (1):

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Individual

* Man of Steel: **Winners (1):

* RLWBA Player of the Year: **Winners (1):

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Mikey 2001 births Living people England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Hull Kingston Rovers players Newcastle Thunder players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull York Knights players 21st-century English sportsmen