Stephen Wild

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Stephen Wild
Personal information
Full name Stephen Wild
Date of birth April 26, 1981 (1981-04-26) (age 27)
Place of birth Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Weight 15 st 6 lbs (98 kg)
Club information
Position(s) Lock Forward / Centre
Current club Huddersfield Giants
Number 13
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2001 ‐ 05
2006 ‐		 Wigan Warriors
Huddersfield Giants		 102 (120)
26
Representative teams
2004 ‐ Great Britain 2 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Stephen Wild (born April 26, 1981 in Wigan, England) is a professional rugby league player for Huddersfield Giants.

Wild signed for Wigan Warriors from local amateurs Wigan St. Pats. He joined Wigan's first team after progressing through the lower ranks at the club, making his debut in 2001. He was signed by the Giants in 2006 and has recently agreed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2009.

He has been used as a loose forward at the Giants, but he has previously played in the second row and in the centres. He has previously been compared to Nathan Hindmarsh, currently one of the sport's best players in Wild's position. [1]

In June 2007 Wild was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France [2] having made his debut in 2004. He has also represented England on numerous occasions as well as Lancashire in Origin matches.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sharp backs Giants duo for Lions BBC Sport retrieved 19 May 2007.
  2. ^ Eight new faces in Lions squad. BBC (2007-06-12). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.

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