Thomas Saxton (born 3 October 1983) is an English former professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
footballer who last played for the
York City Knights
The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC, based in York, England. The club play their home games at York Community Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of Briti ...
in
Kingstone Press League 1, usually as a , but also as a or .
He has previously played for 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 ...
,
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the t ...
,
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
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 and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...
and the
Salford City Reds in the
Super League
Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
. Also he has represented
England A-Team and England Academy.
Saxton played for Hull in the
2005 Challenge Cup
The 2005 Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup was played by teams from across Europe during the 2005 rugby league season. Hull F.C. won the cup defeating Leeds Rhinos in the final.
Qualifying round
First round
Second round
Third round
F ...
Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...
.
He played for six seasons with
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 ...
before moving to
Halifax in 2015. In November 2016 he signed for York having joined the club on-loan earlier in the year.
Genealogical information
Tommy Saxton is the brother of the rugby league footballer;
Nicky Saxton, and the nephew of the rugby league footballer;
Alan Banks.
References
External links
York City Knights profile*(archived by web.archive.org
Profile at featherstonerovers.net
1983 births
Living people
Castleford Tigers players
English rugby league players
Featherstone Rovers players
Halifax Panthers players
Hull F.C. players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Pontefract
Rugby league wingers
Salford Red Devils players
Wakefield Trinity players
York Knights players
21st-century English sportsmen
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