1. Shaun Ainscough was born on 27 November 1989 and is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.
25 Facts About Shaun Ainscough
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Shaun Ainscough caused a sensation by scoring sixteen tries in his first ten professional games, becoming the league's leading try scorer at one point.
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Shaun Ainscough remained at the amateur club until 2006, when he gained a scholarship to join the academy of his hometown professional club, Wigan.
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Shaun Ainscough marked this appearance by scoring his first try in a Wigan jersey.
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Shaun Ainscough was rotated into different positions throughout his academy career, playing at centre for a repeat match against Leigh seven weeks later, as well as fullback against Harlequins RL the game after that.
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On both occasions, Shaun Ainscough scored tries, earning one and two tries in each game respectively.
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The start of 2008 saw Shaun Ainscough being promoted from the academy sides to the reserve side, just one level below the first team.
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The rest of the year saw five official appearances for Shaun Ainscough, scoring five tries including another hat-trick, this time against Wakefield Trinity.
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Shaun Ainscough made four appearances in the Gillette Academy championship, scoring five tries.
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However, Shaun Ainscough made a lasting contribution in his next appearance against Harlequins RL at the Twickenham Stoop, in which he and Amos Roberts scored late in the match to give Wigan their first home win of the 2009 Super League season.
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Shaun Ainscough then featured in the Wigan team that defeated Bradford Bulls by 34 points at the JJB Stadium, before scoring a try on the way to a defeat at Leeds the week after.
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The brief hiatus broke the very next game as Shaun Ainscough was called up late to replace a tonsillitis-stricken George Carmont.
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Shaun Ainscough recovered from injury, and in December 2009, he was confirmed as a player in Wigan's first team for the 2010 season.
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Shaun Ainscough was recalled from Widnes and has since joined Castleford Tigers on an initial one-month loan.
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Shaun Ainscough has now agreed to stay at Castleford for the whole of the 2010 season.
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Shaun Ainscough signed a one-year contract at the end of the 2010 season to play for Bradford Bulls in 2011.
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Shaun Ainscough appeared in two of the four pre-season games, firstly against Halifax, and then Wakefield Trinity.
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Shaun Ainscough recovered from surgery to play in Round 26 Crusaders and round 27 Wakefield Trinity.
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Shaun Ainscough appeared in three of the four pre-season friendlies, he played against Castleford Tigers, Dewsbury and Keighley.
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Shaun Ainscough scored a try against Castleford and another against Dewsbury.
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Shaun Ainscough featured in five consecutive games from round 10 Leeds to round 14 Salford.
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Shaun Ainscough featured in eleven consecutive games from round 16 Castleford to round 26 Hull FC.
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Shaun Ainscough featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington.
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Between 2015 and 2018, Shaun Ainscough played for Batley making over 80 appearances.
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On 2 September 2015, Shaun Ainscough famously kicked the ball across the field in an attempt to find the touchline in Batley's game against Featherstone.