| Anthony Blackwood | |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Barrow-In-Furness, England |
| Height: | 6feet |
| Weight: | 15st |
| Club1: | Leigh Centurions |
| Year1start: | 2002 |
| Year1end: | 03 |
| Appearances1: | 6 |
| Tries1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 12 |
| Club2: | → Chorley Lynx |
| Year2start: | 2003(loan) |
| Appearances2: | 10 |
| Tries2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 8 |
| Club3: | Halifax |
| Year3start: | 2005 |
| Year3end: | 06 |
| Appearances3: | 49 |
| Tries3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 104 |
| Club4: | Crusaders RL |
| Year4start: | 2007 |
| Year4end: | 10 |
| Appearances4: | 68 |
| Tries4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 120 |
| Year5start: | 2010(loan) |
| Appearances5: | 1 |
| Tries5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 0 |
| Club6: | Barrow Raiders |
| Year6start: | 2010 |
| Appearances6: | 21 |
| Tries6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals6: | 0 |
| Points6: | 28 |
| Teama: | Wales |
| Yearastart: | 2005 |
| Yearaend: | 08 |
| Appearancesa: | 7 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 3 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 12 |
| Updated: | 27 March 23 |
| Source: | [1] |
Anthony Blackwood (born 13 September 1982) is an English professional rugby league footballer who played for the Crusaders RL in the Super League, and the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1.[2] [3] [4] He has previously represented Wales and played as a or .
Blackwood was born in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, England.
Formerly a back-row player, Blackwood signed for Crusaders in 2007 from Halifax.[5] He is a former Leigh Centurions academy captain.
Blackwood made his Wales début against Scotland in 2005, winning caps for Wales while at Halifax, and Celtic Crusaders 2005...present 7(6?)-caps 3-tries 12-points.[3]
A regular and one of the most committed Welsh internationals, Anthony joined the Crusaders from Halifax at the start of last season following an impressive record with the Yorkshire-side. He continued to impress at the Crusaders in both the 2007 and 2008 season scoring 14 tries in year one followed by 11 in 2008