43 Facts About Joel Tomkins

Joel Andrew Tomkins was born on 21 March 1987 and is an English professional rugby league coach who is currently an assistant coach for Catalans Dragons.

Joel Tomkins has played has played for both the England national rugby league and rugby union team at international level.

Joel Tomkins was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England, but he was raised in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Joel Tomkins is the eldest brother of Sam Tomkins and Logan Tomkins, who both played rugby league.

Joel Tomkins is a former St John Fisher player, where he played in the Wigan Warriors' Academy at under-18's level in 2003.

Joel Tomkins was selected for the 2004 Academy Origin Series.

Joel Tomkins was one of the most highly rated talents in the Wigan Warriors' Academy.

Joel Tomkins primarily plays in the second-row, but he can play as a centre, loose forward and prop.

Joel Tomkins was demoted to the bench for the second match of the season against the Leeds Rhinos.

In February 2006, Joel Tomkins agreed a contract extension with the Wigan Warriors which would keep him at the club until 2008.

Joel Tomkins started from the bench for the next two matches against the Huddersfield Giants and the Salford City Reds, but he was dropped to the Academy just shortly after.

Joel Tomkins later returned to the squad when he was named on the bench for the Challenge Cup fourth round match, against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 2 April 2006.

Joel Tomkins played in the next couple of Super League matches against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and St Helens, before again being dropped to the Academy.

Joel Tomkins was replaced by Brian Noble on 20 April 2006.

Joel Tomkins started the 2007 season in the Wigan Warriors' Senior Academy, where he was in good-form scoring 5 tries in one match against Hull Kingston Rovers' Academy.

Joel Tomkins suffered an ankle injury during the match and was out for 2-weeks, before returning to the Wigan Warriors' Senior Academy.

Joel Tomkins became a regular first-team player for the Wigan Warriors during the 2008 season, he was a substitute in the Wigan Warriors' first match of the season against Harlequins RL.

Joel Tomkins was not included in the Wigan Warriors squad for the next two games against the Castleford Tigers and Hull Kingston Rovers, but he returned to the squad as a substitute for the match against the Bradford Bulls in which he scored his first try in the 2008 season.

Joel Tomkins kept his place in the squad for 13 consecutive games and he scored two more tries, one against the Warrington Wolves in the Super League round 14 and the other against the Catalans Dragons in round 17.

Joel Tomkins continued to be a presence in the Wigan Warriors' 2009 Super League season.

Joel Tomkins was successful in the 2010 Super League season, lifting the League Leaders' Shield with the Wigan Warriors.

Joel Tomkins played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.

Joel Tomkins was then part of the Wigan Warriors' side that lost the 2011 World Club Challenge to the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Joel Tomkins made five consecutive appearances at the start of the 2011 Super League season, including the opening fixture against St Helens, before being sent-off in a game against Hull FC.

Joel Tomkins received a two-match ban for the incident with his brother Sam, banned for one-game.

Joel Tomkins returned and scored his first try of the season in round 8, against the Leeds Rhinos.

Joel Tomkins's next tries came against Hull Kingston Rovers and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in rounds 10 and 12.

Joel Tomkins played as a centre in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.

Joel Tomkins scored a try after his brother Sam, sent him away down the wing to score.

Joel Tomkins fended Leeds Rhinos scrum-half Danny McGuire off and he side-stepped past Brent Webb and Carl Ablett to score under the post's, after an eighty-metre sprint.

Joel Tomkins played as an outside centre in rugby union, making his debut in a LV= Cup win over Worcester Warriors in January 2012, scoring two tries.

Joel Tomkins scored on his Heineken Cup debut against Edinburgh at Murrayfield in October 2012, and played in the semi-final defeat to RC Toulon at Twickenham the following April.

Joel Tomkins played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford.

Joel Tomkins played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.

Joel Tomkins was victorious in his third consecutive grand final in 2016.

Joel Tomkins himself tendered his resignation to Wigan Warriors' Rugby General Manager Kris Radlinski, which was accepted by all parties involved.

On 9 October 2021, Joel Tomkins played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St Helens.

On 18 November 2021, Joel Tomkins announced his retirement from professional rugby, after initially signing a contract to join Championship club Leigh Centurions for the 2022 season.

Joel Tomkins made his senior international debut for England in 2010, a mid-season test against France.

Joel Tomkins played in a pre-tournament draw against New Zealand Maori, before featuring in both losses to New Zealand and Australia.

In 2011, Joel Tomkins was selected for England in the inaugural International Origin against a selection of non-English Super League players.

Joel Tomkins started all three matches in the tournament, and scored his second international try against Samoa in the opening game at Suncorp Stadium.

In 2013, Joel Tomkins was called up for the first of his two caps for the second-string England Saxons rugby union team.