Liam Colbon

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playername = Liam Colbon
fullname = Liam Colbon


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weight = 14 st 6 lbs (92 kg)
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Liam Colbon (b. September 30, 1984) is an English rugby league player. He plays winger for the Wigan Warriors.

Early career

Liam Colbon played for Orrell St. James and Hindley ARLFC before joining Wigan. He attended St. Peters R.C. High School. He spent several season in Wigan's academy setup before making his first team debut after coming on as a substitute in Terry O'Connor's testimonial match against London Broncos in November 2003. He made his competitive first team full debut again starting as a substitute against Widnes Vikings in Super League IX Round 10 after impressing in the Academy U21s. Liam make 4 more appearances for Wigan during 2004 against; Wakefield Trinity Wildcats twice, Hull FC and Widnes Vikings again when he was in the starting 13 for the first time for Wigan Warriors.

Wigan Warriors Career

Liam was a substitute in two pre-season friendlies in 2005 one against Salford City Reds and the other against London Broncos. Liam made his first start of 2005 in Wigan's 18-16 loss to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Belle Vue in which he setup a try for David Vaealiki. His next appearance was an impressive performance was against Hull FC when he scored his first try for Wigan. Liam came on as a substitute and scored a 90 metre interception try and later made a try saving tackle to help Wigan win the game 21-15. Liam was to make 5 more appearance for Wigan against; Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls, Warrington Wolves and St Helens RFC. By the end of 2005 he had made 9 appearances and scoring 2 tries.

During 2006 Liam only made one appearance during a pre-season friendly against Leigh Centurions however this could be due to Wigan having a poor season and spending most of it fighting against relegation. Wigan sacked head coach Ian Millward and replaced him with Brian Noble who used more experienced players in his squad such as Nathan McAvoy rather than academy players. Liam continued to make appearances in the Senior Academy whilst continuing his education as he studied for a degree in Sports Studies at Edge Hill University.

In 2007 Liam finished his University qualification gaining his degree and took part in a Parachute Regiment training scheme which he completed and was awarded his beret. He started the season in the senior academy but he impressed head coach Brian Noble and the after departure of Chris Ashton he was given a first team opportunity in July against Bradford Bulls. Afterwards he featured regularly in the Wigan first team scoring 6 tries in 13 starts and was rewarded with a new one year contract for 2008. Speaking at the time he said "I'm glad it's all been sorted. I always wanted to stay here, it's a great club and there is a great spirit in the team".

He was given the number 14 shirt for the 2008 season.

Career Statistics

External links

* [http://www.wiganwarriors.com/SquadMember.asp?teamid=1&id=82 Official Profile]