Robert Worrincy (born 9 July 1985) is an English former

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footballer who last played as er for

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. He previously played in the

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for the

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, and in the second tier for the

Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They play home games at the Olympic Legacy Park and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Sheffield's on ...

over three separate spells, two separate spells at Halifax in the second tier, as well as the

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in the

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. Worrincy also spent time as a

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footballer, playing a season as a winger for

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in the second tier of English rugby union.

Background

Worrincy was born in

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, England. He is of Anglo-Nigerian-Welsh heritage. He began playing rugby league in the

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area, and won the

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Youth Player of the Year Award in 2003. He is the elder brother of the rugby league player; Michael Worrincy.

Career

In 2004, he made his profession debut for

in the

. He went on to have multiple spells with the

and Halifax in the

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. In March 2014, Worrincy was suspended for six months after breaching the

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's rules on betting. The ban was extended to nine months following a failed appeal. In November 2017 he signed to play for Dewsbury Rams. In 2021, while at Sheffield, Worrincy announced his retirement from the game. He scored a try in the last minute of his final game in 78-10 loss at

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. In May 2022, Worrincy came out of retirement and signed for

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. On 18 August 2023 it was announced that he had received a three-year doping ban by UKAD.

References

External links

* (archived by web.archive.org
Sheffield Eagles profile
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Profile at halifaxrlfc.co.uk
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Worrincy has no worriesFeatherstone Rovers 22-23 Halifax (aet)Halifax 34-46 Bradford Bulls
1985 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen Black British sportsmen Castleford Tigers players Dewsbury Rams players Doncaster R.F.C. players Doping cases in rugby league English people of Nigerian descent English people of Welsh descent English rugby league players English rugby union players Halifax Panthers players Hull F.C. players Hunslet R.L.F.C. players London Broncos players Rugby league players from Leeds Rugby league wingers Rugby union players from Leeds Sheffield Eagles players Sportspeople of Nigerian descent {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub