29 Facts About Matt Diskin

1.

Matt Diskin played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds and Bradford and coached at club level for the Bradford and Batley.

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Matt Diskin then became head coach of the Batley in the Betfred Championship.

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Matt Diskin is a product of amateur rugby league club Dewsbury Moor ARLFC and growing up he attended St John Fisher High School in Dewsbury, as did Francis Cummins and Ryan Sheridan.

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Matt Diskin made his debut first-team appearance for Leeds in 2001 against Castleford.

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Matt Diskin played for the Leeds at Hooker and scored a try in their 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against Bradford, and was man of the match.

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Matt Diskin was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2004 Tri-nations tournament.

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Matt Diskin played for Leeds in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final at Hooker in their loss against Hull FC.

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8.

Matt Diskin played for Leeds from the interchange bench in their 2005 Super League Grand Final loss against Bradford.

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Matt Diskin played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.

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Matt Diskin played in the 2009 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford, scoring a try in the record-breaking third consecutive Grand Final victory over St Helens.

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Matt Diskin had been instrumental in all of Leeds' championship winning campaigns.

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Matt Diskin played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium.

13.

On 19 October 2010, it was announced that Matt Diskin had agreed a move to Bradford on a three-year contract, and was expected to push for the starting hooker position in the Bradford line-up.

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Matt Diskin featured in 23 consecutive games from Round 1 to Round 23.

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Matt Diskin appeared in the Challenge Cup game against Wigan.

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Matt Diskin featured in 15 consecutive games from Round 1 to Round 15.

17.

Matt Diskin featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington.

18.

Matt Diskin scored tries against Warrington, Hull Kingston Rovers, Doncaster, Leeds and Huddersfield.

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Matt Diskin featured in 2013's pre-season friendlies against Dewsbury and Leeds.

20.

Matt Diskin featured in four consecutive games from Round 1 to Round 4.

21.

Matt Diskin returned for Round 6 but was ill for Round 7.

22.

Matt Diskin returned to the team for Round 18 to Round 27.

23.

Matt Diskin scored against Widnes Vikings, Salford City Reds and Hull FC.

24.

Matt Diskin signed a one-year extension to his contract midway through the season.

25.

Matt Diskin missed the pre-season friendlies against Hull FC and Dewsbury due to injury.

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26.

Matt Diskin next featured in Round 8 then in Round 11 to Round 13.

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Matt Diskin featured in Round 5 to the quarter-final in the Challenge Cup.

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Matt Diskin was put in temporary charge of the Bradford outfit on 16 June 2014 as a player coach.

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On 10 October 2019 Matt Diskin was appointed as Head Coach.