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2006 2 november 2014 ireland 0 8 december 1984 2 18 21 2004 2005 2007 2012 22 94 87 12 0 0 0 wigan widnes halifax leigh 0 1 1 8 73 85 bob beswick -lrb- 10 november 2008 -rrb- . jpg bob beswick robert beswick wigan , greater manchester , england 2005 2007 2011 present 5 11 -lsb- http://leighcenturions.com/team_member.php?id=1713 leigh centurions official website -rsb- 2014 22 14 st 11 lbs -lrb- 94 kg -rrb- lf hk 0 3 bob beswick

bob beswick

bob beswick -lrb- born 8 december 1984 -rrb- is an english-born irish international rugby league player .
bob beswick plays for leigh in the co-operative championship .
he is also eligible to play for ireland .
beswick 's position of choice is as at hooker .
beswick can also play at loose forward and second row and has super league experience with wigan .
beswick had been a revelation with widnes , in 2007 scoring 5 tries in 23 games .
but signed for halifax after widnes lost to halifax in the nl1 quarter-final playoff bob beswick has been noted for his ability to break a tackle , and has a great short kicking game .
he earned a place in the 2006 national league one dream team .
beswick is an irish international .
bob beswick is a former wigan st patrick 's amateur and deanery pupil , he played for wigan 's academy u17s during the 2002 season .
he was rumoured to have been released by wigan and to have joined rivals st helens in october 2002 , but he played for the wigan academy u21s in 2003 , winning the academy championship .
bob , who is from beech hill , wigan , was called up into the first team squad for 2004 after the departures of paul johnson and shaun briscoe due to salary cap restrictions .
wigan rugby executive dean bell said : `` bob is an exciting prospect , and his progression through to the first-team squad continues the policy of bringing young players through the ranks . ''
beswick made his first team debut in terry o'connor 's testimonial match against london broncos .
despite becoming a first team regular during an injury hit 2005 campaign beswick was released at the end of the season .
he had made 22 competitive appearances for wigan , scoring 2 tries .
in october 2005 , bob signed a two-year contract at newly relegated widnes .
he signed for halifax in september 2008 for the 2009 season .
bob beswick has further representative experience , being called up to the england academy squad to face the aussie schoolboys in december that year .
he played in the first test in a historic first .
he was named in the ireland squad for the 2008 rugby league world cup .
he was named in the ireland squad as captain for the 2009 european nations cup .
beswick featured on the losing side for halifax in the 2011 northern rail cup final at bloomfield road , blackpool against leigh before joining leigh in time for the 2012 season .
at the end of the 2014 season , bob captained ireland in the 2014 european cup tournament .
