Robert James Beswick (born 8 December 1984) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a hooker or loose forward. He started his professional career in 2004 with the Wigan Warriors in the Super League. He left the club in 2006 and spent the next ten seasons in the Championship with the Widnes Vikings, Halifax and the Leigh Centurions. In 2017, Beswick joined the Toronto Wolfpack and played in the club's inaugural league game before finishing his career with Newcastle Thunder. Beswick also represented at Ireland at international level, and was capped 26 times between 2006 and 2019.
Beswick is a former Wigan St Patricks amateur and Deanery pupil, he played for Wigan's Academy U17s during the 2002 season. He played for the Wigan Academy U21s in 2003, winning the Academy Championship.
Wigan Warriorsedit
Beswick was called up into the first team squad for 2004 after the departures of Paul Johnson and Shaun Briscoe due to salary cap restrictions. Wigan rugby executive Dean Bell said: "Bob is an exciting prospect, and his progression through to the first-team squad continues the policy of bringing young players through the ranks."
Beswick made his first team début in Terry O'Connor's Testimonial match against London Broncos. Despite becoming a first team regular during an injury hit 2005 campaign Beswick was released at the end of the season. He had made 22 competitive appearances for Wigan, scoring 2 tries.
Widnes Vikingsedit
In October 2005, Bob signed a two-year contract at newly relegated Widnes Vikings.
He continued to play for Widnes in 2007, scoring 5 tries in 23 games. He signed for Halifax after Widnes lost to Halifax in the National League One quarter-final playoff.[5]
Halifaxedit
He signed for Halifax in September 2008 for the 2009 season. Beswick featured on the losing side for Halifax in the 2011 Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool against Leigh Centurions, before joining Leigh the following year for the 2012 season.
Leigh Centurionsedit
While at Leigh, Beswick won the Championship title in 2014 and 2015. He was named in the Leigh squad for 2016 but did not feature for the club during the season.
Toronto Wolfpackedit
In 2016 it was announced that he would join Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017, also becoming the club's head of strength and conditioning.
Bob Beswick Wigan Playing Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.
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Robert James Beswick born 8 December 1984 is a former rugby league footballer who played as a hooker or loose forward He started his professional career in 2004 with the Wigan Warriors in the Super League He left the club in 2006 and spent the next ten seasons in the Championship with the Widnes Vikings Halifax and the Leigh Centurions In 2017 Beswick joined the Toronto Wolfpack and played in the club s inaugural league game before finishing his career with Newcastle Thunder Beswick also represented at Ireland at international level and was capped 26 times between 2006 and 2019 Bob BeswickPersonal informationFull nameRobert James BeswickBorn 1984 12 08 8 December 1984 age 39 Wigan Greater Manchester EnglandPlaying informationHeight5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight14 st 9 lb 93 kg PositionHooker Loose forwardClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004 05 Wigan Warriors 22 2 0 0 8 2006 08 Widnes Vikings 94 18 0 1 73 2009 11 Halifax 87 21 0 1 85 2012 15 Leigh Centurions 123 18 0 1 73 2017 19 Toronto Wolfpack 65 19 0 0 76 2020 21 Newcastle Thunder 16 4 0 0 16 Total 407 82 0 3 331 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006 19 Ireland 26 3 0 0 12Source 1 2 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 Club career 2 1 1 Early career 2 1 2 Wigan Warriors 2 1 3 Widnes Vikings 2 1 4 Halifax 2 1 5 Leigh Centurions 2 1 6 Toronto Wolfpack 2 2 International career 3 References 4 External linksBackground editBeswick was born in Wigan Greater Manchester England Playing career editClub career edit Early career edit Beswick is a former Wigan St Patricks amateur and Deanery pupil he played for Wigan s Academy U17s during the 2002 season He played for the Wigan Academy U21s in 2003 winning the Academy Championship Wigan Warriors edit Beswick was called up into the first team squad for 2004 after the departures of Paul Johnson and Shaun Briscoe due to salary cap restrictions Wigan rugby executive Dean Bell said Bob is an exciting prospect and his progression through to the first team squad continues the policy of bringing young players through the ranks Beswick made his first team debut in Terry O Connor s Testimonial match against London Broncos Despite becoming a first team regular during an injury hit 2005 campaign Beswick was released at the end of the season He had made 22 competitive appearances for Wigan scoring 2 tries Widnes Vikings edit In October 2005 Bob signed a two year contract at newly relegated Widnes Vikings In his first year with Widnes Beswick earned a place in the 2006 National League One Dream Team 4 nbsp Beswick playing for the Pack He continued to play for Widnes in 2007 scoring 5 tries in 23 games He signed for Halifax after Widnes lost to Halifax in the National League One quarter final playoff 5 Halifax edit He signed for Halifax in September 2008 for the 2009 season Beswick featured on the losing side for Halifax in the 2011 Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road Blackpool against Leigh Centurions before joining Leigh the following year for the 2012 season Leigh Centurions edit While at Leigh Beswick won the Championship title in 2014 and 2015 He was named in the Leigh squad for 2016 but did not feature for the club during the season Toronto Wolfpack edit In 2016 it was announced that he would join Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017 also becoming the club s head of strength and conditioning nbsp Bob Beswick playing for Ireland against Fiji at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup International career edit Beswick is an Ireland international 6 He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup 7 He was named in the Ireland squad as captain for the 2009 European Nations Cup At the end of the 2014 season Bob captained Ireland in the 2014 European Cup tournament At the conclusion of the 2015 season he was the vice captain of Ireland in the 2015 European Cup tournament In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers 8 References edit Leigh Centurions official website permanent dead link Rugby League Project Player Summary Bob Beswick Rugby League Records Rugby League Record Keepers Club Retrieved 2 May 2024 Bob Beswick Widnes 20 July 2007 Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 20 July 2007 Player Stats Widnes 20 July 2007 Archived from the original on 21 June 2007 Retrieved 20 July 2007 White Eyes a Green Jersey RLWC08 com 21 July 2008 Retrieved 30 July 2008 permanent dead link Cassidy included in Ireland squad BBC 7 October 2008 Retrieved 7 October 2008 Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers Warrington Guardian 24 September 2016 Retrieved 26 September 2016 External links editToronto Wolfpack profile permanent dead link Bob Beswick Wigan Playing Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite Ireland profile archived by web archive org Widnes Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Beswick amp oldid 1179152385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
