Ian Kirke

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playername = Ian Kirke
fullname = Ian Kirke

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nickname = John, Captain, Jim
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position = Second Row / Prop
currentclub = leagueicon|Leeds Rhinos|size=16 Leeds Rhinos
clubnumber = 18
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|12|26
placeofbirth = Doncaster, South Yorkshire
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=5
weight = 18 st 0 lb (114 kg)
club1 = leagueicon|Hull KR|size=16 Hull KR
year1start = 1999
year1end = 2002
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club2 = leagueicon|York City Knights|size=16 York Wasps
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club3 = leagueicon|Dewsbury|size=16 Dewsbury
year3start = 2002
year3end = 2005
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club4 = leagueicon|Adelaide|size=16 London Broncos
year4start = 2005
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club5 = leagueicon|York City Knights|size=16 York City Knights
year5start = 2005
year5end = 2006
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club6 = leagueicon|Leeds Rhinos|size=16 Leeds Rhinos
year6start = 2006
year6end = present
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Ian Kirke is a rugby league player who plays for Leeds Rhinos. He made his Leeds debut on 5th March 2006 when Leeds played Castleford Tigers. During the close to season 2006 he had surgery on both his shoulders to fix a long term injury. Attended Hornsea High School. Although the reason is unknown, he prefers to be referred to as 'John'.

A man born to be captain (think about it), Ian Kirke towers over the opposition from his 6ft 5in height but is the kind of guy who lets his rugby do the talking. After spells in both halves of Hull and Dewsbury, Kirke's breakthrough came at York City Knights as he quietly set about laying the foundations for their National League Two triumph. Tony Rea took him on loan to London Broncos and the Rhinos acted on the hint and snapped him

He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642170.stm|title=2008 Grand Final|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-04|accessdate=2008-10-05]

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