Nicky Stanton
Encyclopedia
Nicky Stanton plays for Leigh Centurions
and was a member of the Wigan Warriors
squad in 2008. His Position is Right Wing.
Has originally a footballing background and was snapped up to play rugby and started his career in the Wigan Warriors Junior Academy in 2006 making eleven appearances and scoring six tries. The following season Nicky was promoted to the Senior Academy and began a very impressive academy career. In 2007 he made twenty-one appearances for the Senior Academy and four appearances for the Junior Academy he scored a total of seventeen tries, sixteen tries in the Senior Academy and one. in the Junior Academy. Nicky was also discovered to be a very talented goal kicker and was made the first choice goal kicker for the Senior Academy scoring sixty-eight goals as long with another thirteen goals scored in the Junior Academy. In 2008 he was promoted to the Wigan Warriors first team and given the squad number 26 although he never played in any first team matches. He continued to play in the top grade of the academy system (which can become the Reserves League in 2008) he played ten games scoring eight tries and kicking sixty goals. Stanton was not able to break into the first team in 2008 due to wingers Pat Richards
, Mark Calderwood
and Liam Colbon
all being picked ahead of him and with the signing of utility player Cameron Phelps
meant his chances were even more limited. He was released from Wigan by mutual consent at the end of 2008 to peruse first team rugby with National League One side Leigh Centurions
.
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
and was a member of the Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
squad in 2008. His Position is Right Wing.
Has originally a footballing background and was snapped up to play rugby and started his career in the Wigan Warriors Junior Academy in 2006 making eleven appearances and scoring six tries. The following season Nicky was promoted to the Senior Academy and began a very impressive academy career. In 2007 he made twenty-one appearances for the Senior Academy and four appearances for the Junior Academy he scored a total of seventeen tries, sixteen tries in the Senior Academy and one. in the Junior Academy. Nicky was also discovered to be a very talented goal kicker and was made the first choice goal kicker for the Senior Academy scoring sixty-eight goals as long with another thirteen goals scored in the Junior Academy. In 2008 he was promoted to the Wigan Warriors first team and given the squad number 26 although he never played in any first team matches. He continued to play in the top grade of the academy system (which can become the Reserves League in 2008) he played ten games scoring eight tries and kicking sixty goals. Stanton was not able to break into the first team in 2008 due to wingers Pat Richards
Pat Richards
Pat Richards is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of Europe's Super League. An Ireland and Exiles international representative winger, he previously played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers, winning the 2005...
, Mark Calderwood
Mark Calderwood
Mark Calderwood is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently looking for a new club after being released by Super League club Hull. He plays as a winger....
and Liam Colbon
Liam Colbon
Liam Colbon is an English professional rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL of Super League. He plays winger and formerly played for Wigan Warriors and Hull KR.-Early career:...
all being picked ahead of him and with the signing of utility player Cameron Phelps
Cameron Phelps
Cameron Phelps is an Australian rugby league player for Hull in the European Super League competition...
meant his chances were even more limited. He was released from Wigan by mutual consent at the end of 2008 to peruse first team rugby with National League One side Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
.