Tim Jonkers

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playername = Tim Jonkers
fullname = Tim Jonkers


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placeofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Holland
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weight = 15 st 2lbs (96 Kg)
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Tim Jonkers (born July 3, 1981 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), is an ex-professional Rugby League player. He moved to St Helens, Merseyside at the age of six, learning his trade at local Blackbrook rugby club. He was snapped up inevitably by St Helens RFC and was hailed as one of Saints' brightest young hopes. He became a regular for many years at Saints and there are few players in the Super League that can brandish as much silverware as Jonkers since the formation of the summer era.

Jonkers' career at Knowsley Road fizzled out in 2004 mainly due to injury. Jonkers found it tough to gain his place back in the team and subsequently joined Salford City Reds on loan, before completing a permanent deal in 2005. A recurrence of an injury to his knee, meant that Jonkers was forced to sit out most of his first season, and in March 2006, with first team opportunities scarce, he accepted a one month loan deal with Wigan Warriors to play under his former boss Ian Millward.

On his return to Salford, Leigh Centurions quickly stepped in to take Jonkers on loan till the end of the season. Yet again though, Jonkers' luck deserted him and a knee ligament injury ruled him out for several months. Jonkers signed a permanent deal with Leigh for the 2007 season in November 2006. The injury persisted though and Jonkers announced his retirement from the game on 11th June 2007.

External links

* [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15739 Saints Heritage Society]
* [http://www.reds.co.uk/squad/jonkers.html Tim Jonkers Salford Profile]