Keith Mason (rugby league)

Keith Mason (born (1982-01-20)20 January 1982) is a former rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

Keith Mason

Personal information
Full name	Keith Luke Mason
Born	(1982-01-20) 20 January 1982 (age 43) Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	16 st 3 lb (103 kg)[1]
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Melbourne Storm 4 0 0 0 0 2003–05 St Helens 63 4 0 0 16 2006 Castleford Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 2006–12 Huddersfield Giants 149 5 0 0 20 2013 Castleford Tigers 16 0 0 0 0 Total 257 9 0 0 36 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–02 Wales 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

He played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, St Helens, Castleford Tigers (two spells) and Huddersfield Giants, as well as Brisbane Norths, and for Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL). Mason played in three Challenge Cup finals, winning one in 2004 for St Helens against Wigan in Cardiff. He also won the League Leaders' Shield with St Helens in 2005.

He won two caps for Wales at international level, and also played for Great Britain and England Under-21s.

Background

Mason was born Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.

Club career

In a 14-year career Mason played for four Super League teams; the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, St Helens, the Castleford Tigers, and the Huddersfield Giants, as well as playing in the NRL for two seasons with Melbourne Storm.

In 2009 Mason won the 'Coaches' Player of The Year', the 'Directors' Player of The Year', and the Huddersfield Giants 'Man of Steel Award',^{[citation needed]} he also appeared in a Challenge Cup final in the same year at the Wembley Stadium against Warrington Wolves, a boyhood dream come true for Mason, also appearing in 2 more Challenge Cup finals in 2004 which he won for St Helens against Wigan at the Millennium Stadium playing prop.

International honours

Keith Mason won caps for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2001 against England, and while at Melbourne Storm in 2002 against New Zealand in 2002.^[3] He also represented England at under-21 level on the tour to South Africa in 2001.^[4]

Acting career

At the end of the 2013 season, Mason retired from playing rugby league in order to pursue a career as an actor. He appeared in the film Skin Traffik alongside Mickey Rourke and Daryl Hannah, and has subsequently appeared in the TV series Peaky Blinders.^[5][6]

In 2021 he starred in, and produced, his first feature film, Imperative.^[7]

Political career

Mason is a member of the Workers Party of Britain, and stood for the party in the Wakefield and Rothwell constituency at the 2024 general election.^[8][9] He had been disowned by the party during the campaign, but was subsequently reinstated.^[10]