Reece Lyne (born 2 December 1992) is an English

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footballer who plays as a for

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in the

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and

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at international level. He has previously played for

Wakefield Trinity 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 (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...

and Hull F.C. in the

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, and played on the earlier in his career.

Background

Lyne 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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, England. He is of Jamaican descent.

Early years

He attended David Lister School from 2004 to 2009, and also played for Ideal Isberg Rugby Club during his childhood years.

Playing career

Hull FC

Lyne started his playing career in 2010 at Hull F.C.

Wakefield Trinity

At the end of the 2012 season he signed a three-year deal with

. Having made his 100th appearance for the club at home to his old club Hull F.C., he wore the number four shirt for the 2017 season. Lyne played 15 games for Wakefield Trinity in the

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season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the

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which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight. During his 10 seasons with Wakefield he made 233 appearances and scored 64 tries.

Doncaster RLFC

On 31 October 2023, it was announced that Lyne had signed a three-year deal with

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the

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Performance squad. In 2018 he was selected for

against

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at the

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. He was selected in

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squad for the

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References

External links

Wakefield Trinity profileWakefield profileSL profile
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