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| Born | 12 September 1980 Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Stand-off, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | Jack Sinfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ian Sinfield (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Sinfield CBE (born 12 September 1980) is an English rugby union coach, currently the skills and kicking coach for the England national team. He is a former professional rugby league player for Leeds Rhinos, England and Great Britain. His usual position was loose forward, although he played stand-off and hooker on occasion.
Sinfield played his entire professional career with Leeds and is one of the most successful players in Super League history, having captained the team to seven Super League championships and two Challenge Cup successes. He also earned individual accolades as winner of the Lance Todd Trophy (2005), Harry Sunderland Trophy twice (2009, 2012) and the Golden Boot (2012), one of only five British-based players to win the latter.[3][4][5][6][7] He holds records as the highest points-scorer in Super League history,[8] the third-highest points-scorer in British rugby league history and Leeds's record points scorer.[9] Sinfield is also only one of two players to have led a team to win three consecutive Super League titles.
He won 26 caps for England, which he captained, and 14 caps for Great Britain. He played rugby union for Leeds's sister club Yorkshire Carnegie in 2015-16, and retired from playing in 2016.
Since retirement he has also become a prominent fundraiser for charities associated with Motor Neurone Disease.
- ^ a b "Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos". superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Rugby League Project Coaches
- ^ a b "Statistics at itsrugby.co.uk". itsrugby.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Trevor Baxter (29 July 2011). "Salford 22-30 Leeds: Kevin Sinfield becomes Super League's record points scorer". mirror.
- ^ Irvine, Christopher (14 December 2023). "Kevin Sinfield points way as Leeds Rhinos take command". The Times.