Sean Gleeson (rugby league)

For other persons named Sean Gleeson, see Sean Gleeson (disambiguation).

Sean Gleeson

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Personal information
Born	(1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005–07	Wigan Warriors	6	0	0	0	0
2006	Widnes Vikings	6	0	0	0	0
2007–10	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	78	24	0	0	96
2011–12	Salford City Reds	38	14	0	0	56
2013–14	Hull KR	6	0	0	0	0
	Total	134	38	0	0	152
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2007–08	Ireland	5	3	0	0	12
As of 26 July 2012
Source: Rugby League Project

Sean Gleeson (born (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 in Wigan) is a former rugby league footballer playing at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for the Wigan Warriors, Widnes Vikings (loan), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Salford City Reds, in the Super League, as a Fullback, Wing, Centre, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4. He is the cousin of Great Britain star Martin Gleeson.

He came in to the Wigan side due to injury and was then loaned out to Widnes Vikings.

Gleeson was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

It was announced on 11 June 2012 that Sean Gleeson will move to Hull KR for the 2013 season. On 8 January 2013 it emerged that his start to the season might be delayed due to a back injury sustained in training.

In March 2014, Gleeson was taken to hospital with a serious eye injury after being assaulted outside a nightclub in his hometown. On 2 June 2014 he announced that he was to quit Rugby League at the age of 26 due to the injury.

External links

• Sean Gleeson Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Wakefield profile
• Ireland profile
• Interview with Sean Gleeson
• Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv
• Search for "Sean Gleeson" AND "Rugby League" at BBC → Sport