Matt Diskin

Matt Diskin

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Diskin
Born	27 January 1982 (1982-01-27) (age 29) Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–10	Leeds Rhinos	264	44	0	0	148
2011–	Bradford Bulls	24	3	0	0	12
	Total	288	47	0	0	160
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
	England
As of 10 September 2011
Source: Rugby League Project

Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos, having won four Super League championships with the club, before moving to the Bulls for the 2011 season.

Diskin is a product of amateur rugby league club Dewsbury Moor ARLFC and growing up he attended St. John Fisher High School in Dewsbury, as did former Leeds star Francis Cummins who is now the Bradford Bulls Assistant Coach. Another former Leeds star and fellow hooker, Ryan Sheridan, also attended the same school and amateur club.

Diskin made his debut first-team appearance for Leeds Rhinos in 2001 against Castleford. His man-of-the-match performance in the 2004 Super League Grand Final saw him selected to represent Great Bitain in the 2004 Tri-nations tournament.^[2]

He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.^[3] He played again and scored a try in the record-breaking third consecutive Grand Final victory over St. Helens in 2009.

2010 saw Diskin celebrate his testimonial year at Leeds having given 10 years of service to the most successful club of recent years. Diskin had been instrumental in all of Leeds' championship winning campaigns.

Bradford Bulls

On 19 October 2010, it was announced that Diskin had agreed a move to Bradford Bulls on a three-year contract, and is expected to push for the starting Hooker position in the Bulls line-up.

2011 - 2011 Season

Diskin appeared in two of the four pre-season game. He played against Dewsbury Rams and Wakefield Wildcats.

Matt featured in 23 consecutive games from Round 1 (Leeds Rhinos) to Round 23 (Warrington Wolves). He also appeared in the Challenge Cup game against Wigan Warriors. He scored against Leeds Rhinos, Crusaders RL and Harlequins RL. A shoulder injury kept him out for the rest of the season.

2012 - 2012 Season

References

1. ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. http://www.superleague.co.uk/player-profile/273. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
2. ^ "Tri-Nations: Great Britain profiles". Mail Online (UK: Associated Newspapers). 19 October 2004. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-322576/Tri-Nations-Great-Britain-profiles.html. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
3. ^ "2008 Grand Final". BBC. 2008-10-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642170.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 

External links

• Leeds Rhinos profile

Persondata
Name	Diskin, Matt
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Short description
Date of birth	27 January 1982
Place of birth	Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Date of death
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