Kieran Dixon (born 22 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as winger or fullback for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship and the England Knights at international level.
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| Full name | Kieran Dixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1992 Hackney, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played for the London Broncos in the Super League and in the Championship, and on loan from the Broncos at the Hemel Stags in League 1. He also played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.[1][2]
Background edit
Dixon was born in Hackney, London, England. Dixon grew up in Hemel Hempstead and attended Cavendish school. He is of Antiguan descent.[4]
Playing career edit
London Broncos edit
Kieran Dixon made his début for the London Broncos in the 24-34 defeat by St Helens in the Super League match at Twickenham Stoop on 4 February 2012.[5]
He scored his first try against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the Twickenham Stoop in a 36-0 win.
He suffered a career threatening injury whilst on international duty in 2013, and returned to first team action towards the end of the 2014 Super League season, with the Broncos relegation from the top flight long since confirmed.[citation needed]
Hemel Stags edit
Dixon was loaned to the Hemel Stags in a bid to regain fitness on his return to first team with the Broncos.[citation needed]
Hull Kingston Rovers edit
After a serious injury ruled him out for the most of the 2014 season, Dixon joined Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015. He appeared for Rovers in the 2015 Challenge Cup final, however his performance in the match was heavily criticised as the team suffered a record-breaking 50-0 defeat by Leeds.[6][7] The following week, Dixon bounced back to score two tries in a man-of-the-match display as Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity.[8] And on 12th 09-15 went 2 better with yet another man of the match performance and 4 tries against Bradford Bulls in a match that made sure Rovers secured Super league status for the next season.[9]
Newcastle Thunder edit
Dixon played one game on loan for the Newcastle Thunder in RFL League 1, scoring a try against the London Skolars in May 2016.[citation needed]
Return to London edit
Dixon re-signed for the London Broncos after Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated from the Super League, taking up the offer to return to his home club for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[10]
Dixon was the top try scorer for the club in 2018, with 26 tries to his name. The club was promoted back to Super League after victory in the "Million Pound game" away in Toronto.
In 2019 London were relegated from the Super League on points difference, with Dixon topping the goal and point scoring record for the Broncos for their 2019 season.
Dixon again topped the goal and point scoring record for London, in their shortened season that was affected by the global pandemic.
York City Knights edit
On 17 November 2020 it was announced that Dixon would join the York City Knights from the 2021 season.[11]
Widnes Vikings edit
On 23 June 2022 it was announced that both he and Luis Roberts would join the Widnes Vikings on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season.[12] In October 2022 Dixon made his move permanent with a two-year deal.[13]
International edit
Dixon played at representative level with the England Knights.
He sustained a career threatening injury in 2013 against Samoa.
Club statistics edit
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  London Broncos |
Super League | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| 2013 | London Broncos |
Super League | 24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| 2014 | London Broncos |
Super League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 |  Hemel Stags |
Championship 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
Super League | 27 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 104 |
| 2016 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Super League | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
| 2016 |  Newcastle Thunder |
League 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | London Broncos |
Championship | 21 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 170 |
| 2018 | London Broncos |
Championship | 28 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 210 |
| 2019 | London Broncos |
Championship | 27 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 190 |
| 2020 | London Broncos |
Championship | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 |  York City Knights |
Championship | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Club career total [14][15] | 180 | 127 | 214 | 0 | 936 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ London Official
- ^ "How the West Indies could line-up if their rugby league team returned". Love Rugby League. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Profile at londonbroncosrl.com". londonbroncosrl.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Stott, Julie (30 August 2015). "Hull KR to rally around Kieran Dixon after Wembley disaster". Daily Star.
- ^ Hull KR: Kieran Dixon will bounce back from Wembley horror show – Craig Murdock
- ^ Chris Chester praises Kieran Dixon for recovering from his Wembley nightmare
- ^ "Hull KR v Bradford Bulls: Super 8s Qualifiers preview". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "London Broncos Rugby League | #ProudToBeBroncos | » Kieran Dixon looking forward to returning home". www.londonbroncosrl.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016.
- ^ "KIERAN DIXON JOINS YORK CITY KNIGHTS". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Widnes sign pair on loan from Leigh". www.loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Kieran Dixon makes permanent switch to the Vikings". Widnes Vikings. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "loverugbyleague".
- ^ "Kieran Dixon - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
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