Jamie Acton
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Acton | |||||
| Born | 4 April 1992 City of Westminster, London, England | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012 | South Wales Scorpions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | Oldham Roughyeds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Workington Town | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014– | Leigh Centurions | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Source: LRL | ||||||
Jamie Acton (born April 4 1992 in London)[1] is an English professional rugby league player for Leigh Centurions in the Super League. He previously played in the Championship for Leigh and Workington Town and in League 1 for Oldham Roughyeds and South Wales Scorpions. His usual position is Prop.
Club career
Action first played rugby league at junior level with Hemel Stags as a 16-year-old having initially played rugby union.[2] He impressed at Hemel and was selected to represent BARLA England and GB Community Lions at Under-18s level. Picked up by Wigan Warriors[3] he moved North in 2010 and became a regular in Wigan’s Under 20s Academy side during the 2011 season, playing in the victorious 2011 Academy Grand Final team against Warrington Wolves at Leigh Sports Village.
Acton made his senior debut as a dual registered player with South Wales Scorpions in 2012 and later that season played for Oldham Roughyeds before signing for Workington Town at the end of the season.[4] In 2013 he was a key member of the Workington Town side,[5] making 23 appearances before joining Leigh Centurions in September 2013.[6][7]
Acton made 22 appearances during the 2014[8] season including featuring in the winning team that beat Featherstone Rovers in the 2014 Kingstone Press Championship Grand Final at Headingly Carnegie Stadium.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ "Jamie Acton – Player Stats". web page. Love Rugby League. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jamie Acton – Leigh Centurions' Southern Import". web page. In The Loose. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Jamie Acton – Player Details". web page. Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Town Sign Jamie Acton". web page. Workington Town. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Workington Town's all-action style was key for new-boy Jamie Acton". web page. News & Star. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Jamie Acton leaves Workington Town for Leigh Centurions". web page. News & Star. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Centurions Sign Jamie Acton". web page. Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ "Acton stations for Centurions forward Jamie". web page. Leigh Reporter. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Centurions cap off outstanding season". web page. You Tube. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Leigh Centurions v Featherstone - Championship Grand Final - Oct 5th 2014". web page. You Tube. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jamie Acton Signs 2 Year Contract Extension With Centurions". web page. Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 29 May 2014.