Tony Tonks Explained

Tony Tonks
Fullname:Antony Tonks
Birth Date:27 April 1985
Birth Place:Normanton, England
Weight:17st
Club1:Bradford Bulls
Year1start:2005
Year1end:07
Club2:Oldham
Year2start:2007
Appearances2:20
Tries2:3
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:12
Club3:Featherstone Rovers
Year3start:2009
Year3end:11
Appearances3:78
Tries3:13
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:52
Club4:Huddersfield Giants
Year4start:2012
Appearances4:1
Tries4:0
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:0
Club5:Halifax
Year5start:2012
Year5end:14
Appearances5:63
Tries5:6
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:24
Club6:Sheffield Eagles
Year6start:2015
Appearances6:24
Tries6:2
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:8
Club7:Dewsbury Rams
Year7start:2016
Year7end:17
Appearances7:31
Tries7:4
Goals7:0
Fieldgoals7:0
Points7:0
Retired:yes
Source:[1]

Antony Tonks (born 27 April 1985) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dewsbury Rams in the Kingstone Press Championship.

Background

He was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

He began his career playing for the Wakefield Trinity Academy team before signing for Bradford Bulls. Tonks spent a season at Oldham, before signing for Featherstone Rovers after the National League Two Grand Final of 2008.

He has also represented Yorkshire Under-18s.

In October 2012, Tonks joined Huddersfield Giants on a one-year deal for the 2012 season,[2] but missed the start of the season through suspension[3] and then made only one appearance for the club before being injured in a reserve match. In July 2012, Tonks signed for Halifax in the Championship.[4] In February 2014, during which time Tonks was at Halifax, players at the club had Electrocardiography (ECG) screening and Tonks became involved with Heartbeat of Sport; a charity that campaigned for ECG to be made compulsory throughout the sport.[5] [6] In October 2014, Tonks signed for Sheffield Eagles.[7] In March 2015, following the death of Danny Jones, Tonks stated that he had "been trying to stress the need for screening, defibrillators and CPR training throughout the rugby league community and all sporting clubs".[5] Tonks was offered a full-time contract at Sheffield but instead signed for Dewsbury Rams for the 2016 season.[8] In 2017, Tonks suffered a shoulder injury that ended his playing career, though he stated that it had been his intention to retire at the end of the season.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tony-tonks/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. Web site: Giants sign Tony Tonks . League Unlimited . 24 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Huddersfield Giants face prop shortage . BBC Sport . 5 January 2012 . 24 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Huddersfield Giants' Tony Tonks signs for Halifax . Yorkshire Live . 10 July 2012 . 24 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Feather backs heart screening plans . Eurosport . 5 May 2015 . 24 July 2024.
  6. News: Charity joins Keighley captain in urging screening after Danny Jones's death . The Guardian . 5 May 2015 . 24 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Sheffield sign Tony Tonks . Love Rugby League . 24 October 2014 . 24 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Dewsbury staying on budget . Love Rugby League . 12 December 2015 . 24 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Tonks gives update on injury . Dewsbury Rams . 29 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801132847/http://www.dewsburyrams.co.uk/news/article/52726/tonks-gives-update-on-injury . 1 August 2017.