| Ant Walker | |
| Fullname: | Anthony Walker |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 1991[1] |
| Birth Place: | St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Height: | 1.84abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Weight: | 125abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Club1: | St Helens |
| Year1start: | 2013 |
| Year1end: | 14 |
| Appearances1: | 17 |
| Tries1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 8 |
| Year2start: | 2013 |
| Appearances2: | 5 |
| Tries2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 8 |
| Year3start: | 2014 |
| Appearances3: | 17 |
| Tries3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 8 |
| Year4start: | 2014 |
| Appearances4: | 1 |
| Tries4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Year5start: | 2014 |
| Appearances5: | 5 |
| Tries5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 4 |
| Year6start: | 2014 |
| Year6end: | 17 |
| Appearances6: | 17 |
| Tries6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals6: | 0 |
| Points6: | 4 |
| Year7start: | 2016 |
| Appearances7: | 13 |
| Tries7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals7: | 0 |
| Points7: | 8 |
| Year8start: | 2017 |
| Appearances8: | 3 |
| Tries8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals8: | 0 |
| Points8: | 0 |
| Year9start: | 2017 |
| Appearances9: | 11 |
| Tries9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals9: | 0 |
| Points9: | 0 |
| Club10: | Bradford Bulls |
| Year10start: | 2021 |
| Year10end: | 22 |
| Appearances10: | 40 |
| Tries10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals10: | 0 |
| Points10: | 8 |
| Club11: | Widnes Vikings |
| Year11start: | 2023 |
| Year11end: | 24 |
| Appearances11: | 6 |
| Tries11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals11: | 0 |
| Points11: | 8 |
| Year12start: | 2024 |
| Year12end: | present |
| Appearances12: | 0 |
| Tries12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals12: | 0 |
| Points12: | 0 |
| Teama: | Wales |
| Yearastart: | 2013 |
| Appearancesa: | 11 |
| Triesa: | 3 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 12 |
| Retired: | no |
| Source: | [2] [3] |
| Updated: | 27 June 2024 |
Anthony Walker (born 28 December 1991) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship.
He previously played for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1361) in the Super League.[2] [3] He made his professional début in 2013.
On 5 Mar 2021 it was reported that he had joined Bradford Bulls on a one month trial, making his first team début in the 41-16 defeat to Featherstone Rovers in the 2021 Challenge Cup first round tie on Sun 21 Mar 2021.[4] [5]
On 27 Jun 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship[6]
In October 2013, Walker represented Wales in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Walker made his international début against the United States in a match that also saw him score his first international try. Walker was back to playing in the Red Jersey of the Cymru in the 2015 European Cup tournament.
He scored a try in the opening game against .
In October 2016, Walker played in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers.
Walker was born with a potentially fatal brain condition, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), however was not diagnosed until 2017, forcing him to retire days before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[7] Following treatment however, Walker was given the all-clear in April 2020 and was able to return to rugby.[8]