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Mikey Lewis
England international rugby league footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mikey Lewis (born 4 July 2001) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half, stand-off, fullback or hooker for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, and is the current Man of Steel. He also represents England at international level.
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2019
Lewis made his début for Hull Kingston Rovers against the Wigan Warriors in round 25 of the 2019 season, in a 36-18 defeat at the DW Stadium.[4]
Lewis spent time on loan at Newcastle Thunder in 2019, Lewis made 7 appearances in total, scoring 7 tries and adding 15 successful goals.
2020
In 2020, Lewis made 8 appearances in total for Hull KR, scoring 2 tries and adding 5 successful goals.
2021
On 12 May, it was reported that Lewis had signed to play for the York City Knights in the RFL Championship on a loan basis.[5]
Lewis played for the York City Knights in the RFL 1895 Cup final at Wembley Stadium, in a 41-34 defeat against Featherstone Rovers.[6]
Lewis made a total of 12 appearances for Hull KR in 2021, including in the club's 28-10 Super League play-off semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons.[7]
Before the start of the semi-final, Phil Clarke compared Lewis' 2021 season to that of Benji Marshall's 2005 season with the Wests Tigers.[8]
2022
In round 18, Lewis scored a hat-trick for Hull KR in their 34-28 defeat against arch-rivals Hull F.C. at the Magic Weekend.[9]
2023
In round 9, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in a 26-14 victory over St Helens, the clubs first win over the Saints since 2015.[10]
On 21 April, Lewis made his 50th appearance for Hull KR in a 7-12 victory over the Castleford Tigers at The Jungle (Wheldon Road).
On 23 July, Lewis played in the Challenge Cup semi-final for Hull KR, Lewis' side recorded a famous 11-10 victory over the Wigan Warriors, due to a Brad Schneider 40 meter field goal in Golden point extra time.[11]
On 12 August, Lewis played for Hull KR in their 16-17 golden point extra time loss to the Leigh Leopards in the 2023 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium.[12]
In round 23, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in their 52-10 victory over the Leigh Leopards in a Challenge Cup final rematch two weeks later.[13]
On 22 September, in the last game of the regular season, Lewis played in Hull KR's 12-56 triumph over Wakefield Trinity. Securing said victory, would mean that Lewis helped Hull KR finish in fourth position overall after 27 rounds.[14]
On 29 September, Lewis played in Hull KR's Super League play-off eliminator against the Leigh Leopards, securing a 20-6 success.[15]
On 7 October, Lewis played for Hull KR in the Super League play-off semi-final, losing to the Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium.[16]
2024
Lewis was named the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters' Association player of the year after a Super League season where he scored 19 tries as Hull KR finished second in the table.[17][18] He was also named the 2024 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel.[19][20] On 12 October, Lewis played in Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan.[21]
2025
For 2025, Lewis would wear the no. 6 shirt, brought out of retirement for him.[22] In round 1 of the 2025 Super League season, Lewis kicked the winning drop goal in golden point extra-time as Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Castleford 19-18.[23] On 7 June, Lewis played in Hull Kingston Rovers 8-6 2025 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington. It was the clubs first major trophy in 40 years.[24]
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International career
Lewis made his senior England début against Tonga in the first test of the 2023 series on 22 October 2023, scoring a try and winning Player of the match.[25]
Honours
Hull KR
- Super League
- Runner-up (1): 2024
- Challenge Cup
York Knights (loan)
Individual
- Man of Steel:
- Winners (1): 2024
- RLWBA Player of the Year:
- Winners (1): 2024
References
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