Matt Diskin
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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.
He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens. 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.
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
Rugby league
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footballer for the Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
of Super League
Super League
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. A Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
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and England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
international representative hooker, he played ten years with Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, 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
Dewsbury Moor
Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of the Dewsbury town centre. The population is around 5,650. Crime rates are higher than the national average....
ARLFC and growing up he attended St. John Fisher High School in Dewsbury, as did former Leeds star Francis Cummins
Francis Cummins
Francis Cummins is a former English rugby league footballer. His position of choice was fullback though he also regularly played at centre and winger.-Early Honours:...
who is now the Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
Assistant Coach. Another former Leeds star and fellow hooker, Ryan Sheridan
Ryan Sheridan
Ryan Sheridan is a former rugby league player.Sheridan was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.Leeds Career :Ryan Sheridan was one of the most influential players in the late 1990s for the Rhinos...
, also attended the same school and amateur club.
Diskin made his debut first-team appearance for Leeds Rhinos in 2001 against Castleford
Castleford
Castleford is the largest of the "five towns" district in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near Pontefract, and has a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census, but has seen a rise in recent years and is now around 45-50,000. To the north...
. His man-of-the-match performance in the 2004 Super League Grand Final
2004 Super League Grand Final
The 2004 Super League Grand Final was held on Saturday 16 October 2004, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. The game was played between Leeds Rhinos, who finished top of the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Bradford Bulls, who finished second after the weekly rounds.-Route to final:Regular...
saw him selected to represent Great Bitain in the 2004 Tri-nations tournament.
He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens. 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 BullsBradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
on a three-year contract, and is expected to push for the starting Hooker position in the Bulls line-up.
2011 - 2011 Season
2011 Bradford Bulls season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2011 season. This is the sixteenth season of the Super League era.-Season review:August 2010...
Diskin appeared in two of the four pre-season game. He played against Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
and Wakefield Wildcats.
Matt featured in 23 consecutive games from Round 1 (Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
) to Round 23 (Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
). He also appeared in the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
game against 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....
. He scored against Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, Crusaders RL and Harlequins RL. A shoulder injury kept him out for the rest of the season.
2012 - 2012 Season
2012 Bradford Bulls season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2012 season. This is the seventeenth season of the Super League era.-Season Review:July 2011...