Keith Andrew Senior was born on 24 April 1976 and is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sheffield Eagles and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
28 Facts About Keith Senior
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Keith Senior represented both Great Britain and England at international level, and was named in the 'Rugby League World XIII' on three occasions.
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Keith Senior was signed from Huddersfield YMCA Rugby Union team by Gary Hetherington in 1994.
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Keith Senior was his club's top try scorer with 17 tries that season.
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Keith Senior made his first start for Great Britain in 1998, against New Zealand.
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Keith Senior made 140 appearances for the Eagles and scored 56 tries during his six seasons at the club.
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Keith Senior signed for the Rhinos on the final day of the 1999 Super League regular season.
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Keith Senior made his debut for the club on the same day, against the London Broncos.
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Keith Senior represented England at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
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Keith Senior represented Yorkshire in the now defunct 'War of the Roses' Origin Series, against cross-Pennine rivals Lancashire.
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Keith Senior played in three consecutive defeats in 2001 and 2002, twice at Headingley, scoring two tries.
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In 2003 Keith Senior was named the Leeds Rhinos Players' Player of the Year.
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Keith Senior was selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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In 2005 Keith Senior became only the 20th player in the club's history to score 100 tries in his career.
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Keith Senior played for the Rhinos in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final at centre in their loss against Hull FC.
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Keith Senior was an integral part of the Rhinos squad that won the Super League Grand Final for three consecutive seasons in 2007,2008 and 2009, all against St Helens.
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Keith Senior was selected for the England squad to compete in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup tournament in Australia.
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Keith Senior made the final thirteen, along with Rugby League greats Trevor Foster MBE, Neil Fox MBE, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Lewis Jones, Stan Kielty, Roger Millward MBE, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, David Topliss, Dave Valentine and Adrian Vowles.
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Keith Senior announced his retirement from representative rugby in 2009.
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Keith Senior played in the 2009 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Keith Senior played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.
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On 7 July 2011 it was announced Keith Senior was to join the Crusaders on a 2-year deal from 2012 making 2011's Super League XVI his last season for the Leeds Rhinos.
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Keith Senior retired as a professional rugby league footballer shortly afterwards.
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On 6 March 2015 it was announced Keith Senior had signed a 3-year contract with Sheffield Eagles.
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When his contract with the Crusaders didn't work out, in May 2011, Keith Senior started work with the Leeds Rugby Foundation.
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Keith Senior was involved with charity work and helped the Leeds Rugby Community at a Grass Roots Level.
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Keith Senior left to join Sheffield Eagles as a coach in 2015.
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In December 2013, Keith Senior started Co Presenting RugbyAM, a television programme which was broadcast on Made in Leeds.