Rob Massam

Rob Massam (born 29 October 1987) AKA The Thing on The Wing, is a ex Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a winger for the North Wales Crusaders in League 1.

Rob Massam

Personal information
Full name	Robert Massam
Born	(1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 (age 37) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–16 North Wales Crusaders 112 98 0 0 392 2017–18 Rochdale Hornets 83 33 0 0 132 2019– North Wales Crusaders 85 85 0 0 340 Total 280 216 0 0 864 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–13 Wales 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3] As of 30 October 2024

He has previously played for the Rochdale Hornets. He was a key player for Chester Gladiators, and was selected to represent England Lionhearts in 2010 scoring the winning try in England's 34–30 win over Wales Dragonhearts in Somerset.^[4] He scored against Wales Dragonhearts again in 2011 in Caerphilly but was unable to stop the Welsh from winning 30-24 and lifting the trophy.^[5]

Representative

Massam qualifies for Wales through residency as he moved to Wrexham at a young age.^[6] Despite representing England at amateur level Massam was selected for the Wales 'train-on' squad for the Tri-Nations against England and France in 2012.^[7] He made his full début in that game.^[8]

In October and November 2013, Massam played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup where he scored a try.

In October 2014, Massam was selected to play in the 2014 European Cup but he withdrew before the tournament due to work commitments.^[9]

Honours

Massam was included in August's Cooperative Championship 1 Team of the Month, after becoming Crusaders leading try scorer for the 2012 season.

Personal life

Massam works as a personal trainer and is a qualified Biomechanics coach at Total Fitness in Wrexham and he has sponsored local rugby league club Wrexham Raiders for the 2012 season.^[10]