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  Kris Radlinski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kris Radlinski is an English rugby league Full-back.
Radlinski announced his retirement from the sport prematurely on 2/3/06 due to persistent injuries.
Kris had retired from Rugby League and left the Warriors earlier in 2006 but after watching Wigan struggle in the Super League he decided to come out of retirement to help them avoid relegation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kris_Radlinski   (295 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Rugby league | Radlinski ends retirement to help out Wigan
Radlinski had called time on an illustrious playing career in March due to a persistent knee injury but will now be available to the Wigan coach Brian Noble for the club's remaining 12 league matches.
Radlinski rejoins his hometown club with the Warriors six points adrift of safety at the bottom of the Super League and facing a decisive spell of four home games in their next five.
Radlinski stressed after those decisions that money did not play a part in his desire to remain at the JJB Stadium, a stance he has again taken in returning to the club.
sport.guardian.co.uk /rugbyleague/story/0,,1796127,00.html   (526 words)

  
 Rugby Super League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wigan have announced that former Great Britain full-back Kris Radlinski is retiring from Rugby League with immediate effect.
Wigan chairman, Maurice Lindsay, said: "This is dreadful news for both Kris and the club and indeed for the whole of the Rugby League.
Kris only managed to play in 15 games in the 2005 season and has only played one game since July.
www.superleague.co.uk /news/2713   (402 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Rugby - FARRELL IS READY TO HIT BIG TIME SAYS PAL KRIS
KRIS RADLINSKI is backing former Wigan Warriors team-mate Andy Farrell to become one of England's top rugby union stars.
Radlinski's own injury problems forced him to announce his retirement last month despite a short-lived comeback to help Wigan avoid the humiliation of relegation.
Radlinski may have retired but he still faces possible further surgery on his knee.
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 Rugby Super League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Radlinski announced he is to rejoin the JJB Stadium outfit until the end of the season after reluctantly hanging up his boots in March due to a chronic knee injury, having not played since the previous September.
Wigan have struggled massively in Radlinski’s absence, coming just 12 months after the departure of another local legend in Andy Farrell, and Offiah believes his return could be the spark that keeps the most famous club in the game afloat.
Warriors chairman Maurice Lindsay hailed Radlinski`s commitment to the Wigan cause, and revealed the player will be playing for nothing such is his desire to save his home-town club.
www.superleague.co.uk /news/3355   (583 words)

  
 Wigan Warriors - The Official Website
Kris was also a member of the first Rugby League team to win the Middlesex Sevens Rugby Union event.
Kris chose to stay loyal to Wigan Rugby Club and rugby league in general.
Radlinski retired from the sport early in 2006, but returned to the Warriors in June on a short term contract until the end of the season.
www.wiganwarriors.com /SquadMember.asp?teamid=1&id=57   (216 words)

  
 Kris Radlinski - The Official Testimonial Website - Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kris has been granted a testimonial by the Rugby Football League and Wigan R.L.F.C., in recognition of his outstanding contribution to rugby league.
Kris chose to stay loyal to Wigan Rugby Club and rugby league in general at a time when rugby league was at a crossroads.
The events will be very popular as Kris is regarded as one of Wigan Rugby League and Rugby League in general favourite sons and is a crowd favourite.
www.krisradlinski.com /profile.aspx   (257 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby League | Super League | Wigan | Injury forces Radlinski to retire
Wigan full-back Kris Radlinski has retired from the game with immediate effect after losing his battle against a persistent knee injury.
"This is dreadful news for both Kris and the club and indeed for the whole of the rugby league," he said.
Radlinski also earned 20 caps for Great Britain and twice turned down lucrative offers to switch to rugby union.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/wigan/4765764.stm   (570 words)

  
 Edinburgh Evening News - Sport - Radlinski is a doubt
WIGAN’S full-back Kris Radlinski is doubtful for Saturday’s Rugby League Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup final against St Helens at Murrayfield after being rushed to hospital with a blood infection.
The shock revelation that the 26-year-old Radlinski is on an intravenous drip was revealed by coach Stuart Raper at the club’s cup final press conference at the JJB Stadium.
Radlinski, a key figure in the Warriors’ bid to lift the cup for the first time for seven years, is likely to remain in hospital for at least another 24 hours.
edinburghnews.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=434652002   (149 words)

  
 Wigan Warriors - The Official Website
The Wigan club today announced that Kris Radlinski is retiring from Rugby League with immediate effect.
Kris is 13th in the most try scorers record for the club with his 183 touchdowns
Kris is 24th in the all time Wigan player appearance record with his 316 appearances.
www.wiganwarriors.com /printpage.asp?newsid=1811   (455 words)

  
 Warwick Boar - Sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Despite receiving less interest than their Rugby Union counterparts, the success of the League squad, both in the BUSA competition and in recruiting the expertise of such massive stars in the sport to help out the players, pays testament to the hard work put in by the club to achieve such notable success.
Kris Radlinski, who trained with the Warwick Rugby League team this Wednesday plays for Wigan and Great Britain, and is regarded as one of the game’s best full-backs.
Kris Radlinski however is confident that Wigan will be able to close the gap.
www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk /boar/?article=1189   (848 words)

  
 Sport | Injury forces Radlinski to retire
Kris Radlinski has been forced to announce his retirement after conceding defeat in his battle to recover from a persistent knee injury.
Wigan chairman Lindsay added: "This is dreadful news for both Kris and the club, and indeed for the whole of the rugby league.
Kris has been battling against one injury after another since the time he was injured against Australia in Sydney in 2002.
sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329424847-108568,00.html   (339 words)

  
 Supanet : Sport Headlines
Kris Radlinski has agreed to stay with Wigan until the end of the 2007 season, the Super League side has confirmed.
Radlinski himself said the decision was the biggest he has ever had to make, not only in his career but in his life.
Radlinski has agreed a one-year extension to his previous deal, which ran until the end of the 2006 season.
www.supanet.com /sport/sport_headlines/news/49756/Radlinski_commits_to_Wigan.html   (249 words)

  
 Rugby league star Radlinski retires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rugby league stalwart Kris Radlinski has been forced to retire from the sport with immediate effect due to ongoing injury problems.
Injuries have plagued Radlinski for the past four years, ever since he was injured playing for Great Britain against Australia in Sydney in 2002, and Lindsay revealed that the latest knee problem proved one injury too many.
Radlinski, capped 20 times by Great Britain, retires with a fine record of 183 tries in 316 appearances and having amassed a total of 734 points.
sport.monstersandcritics.com /rugby/printer_1134093.php   (361 words)

  
 The Sun Online - Sport: Crock Kris gutted to retire
KRIS RADLINSKI admits he is devastated at being forced to end his rugby league career.
Radlinski, capped 20 times by Great Britain, is a former Lance Todd Trophy winner as man of the match in the 2002 Challenge Cup victory.
But he had hoped to be back for the start of this year’s Super League and had a testimonial game earlier this year, although he was not fit to play in the fixture himself.
www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,3-2006100236,00.html   (358 words)

  
 Kris Radlinski || SaleRugby.co.uk - Unofficial Sale Sharks Message Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kris Radlinski, the Wigan and Great Britain full back, is being courted by rugby union again.
Radlinski, who made his debut for his home-town club 12 years ago, and took over the Wigan captaincy from Farrell this season, is having a belated testimonial year.
Radlinski and Terry Newton at Wigan are masters of it.
www.sportnetwork.net /boards/read/s101.php?f=104&i=79547&t=79547   (2460 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Full-back Kris Radlinski has snubbed a move to rugby union by signing a new contract with Super League side Wigan.
Radlinski, who said the last few weeks had been "the hardest of my career and my life", said he hoped his decision would end all talk of a move to union.
Wigan coach Ian Millward said Radlinski was a talismanic figure who made a big impact whenever he played for the Warriors.
www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/July05/05/14.htm   (318 words)

  
 Radlinski Backs Noble Appointment - WhichOption
Kris Radlinski insists Wigan's appointment of Great Britain coach Brian Noble will help reinvigorate the once-great club's fortunes.
Noble was unveiled at the JJB yesterday and Radlinski, a former Warriors great himself, told BBC Radio Five Live that his move from Super League champions Bradford was the best possible news for Wigan fans.
But this start is recoverable, according to Radlinski, who played for Noble on the international stage.
www.whichoption.com /radlinski-backs-noble-appointment.html   (254 words)

  
 Kris happy to stay
Radlinski even turned a deaf ear to a telephone call from New Zealand from former teammate Jason Robinson, who is with the Lions and was no doubt trying to persuade Radders to switch codes.
Radlinski said: "What I did had to be my decision and I've made the right one.
Radlinski, who could now be in line for a testimonial game, added: "I would have hated being on the outside watching Wigan climb back to the top.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk /sport/rugbyleague/s/164/164975_kris_happy_to_stay.html   (600 words)

  
 www.playtheball.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One of the safest full backs in the world, Radlinski has proven his worth by playing 5 times for England and gaining 13 caps for Great Britain.
The Wigan full back played in all of England’s games during the last World Cup, staged in the UK in 1995.
Kris also has the pace and power to cut loose on attack, and will probably be the first choice full back for John Kear later this year.
www.playtheball.com /rlwc00/profiles/player_profile.asp?id=125   (75 words)

  
 Wigan buoyed by Radlinski return - thedoghouse.co.uk
Great Britain and Wigan skipper Kris Radlinski is poised to make his eagerly awaited comeback this Friday in the engage Super League clash with Wakefield at the JJB Stadium.
And Wigan coach Ian Millward is hopeful that Radlinski will be back better than before, particularly after resolving his future by signing a new contract with the club and rejecting the opportunity to switch codes to rugby union.
Radlinski is expected to come in for youngster Chris Melling, who suffered a knee injury in last week's 40-18 defeat at St Helens.
www.thedoghouse.co.uk /Articles.asp?ArticleType=NWS&ArticleID={6ee8c9d0-d7a8-4d31-a028-770368c0440e}   (580 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Sport - Kris bids to slip into the cup final   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
KRIS Radlinski shuffled on to the Murrayfield running track in a pair of slippers yesterday.
Wigan’s coach, Stuart Raper, had said earlier in the week that he thought Radlinski’s condition was caused by an allergic reaction to athlete’s foot.
A Challenge Cup winner’s medal is one of the few honours in rugby league to evade Radlinski, who was in the Wigan line-up four years ago when they lost to Sheffield Eagles in the biggest upset in the competition for years.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=452422002   (1105 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | Wigan turn to local hero Radlinski
Kris Radlinski can expect a hero's welcome when he makes his comeback for Wigan in today's crucial engage Super League basement battle with Catalans Dragons at the JJB Stadium.
Six points adrift, Wigan coach Brian Noble has set his side the target of winning at least seven of their last 12 matches, eight of which are at home.
Noble said it was he who made the initial move to tempt Radlinski out of retirement but admitted the player needed little persuasion.
telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/06/18/slradl18.xml   (493 words)

  
 Rugby League - Preston Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More
Kris Radlinski has confirmed that he will definitely quit rugby league for good at the end of this season.
Kris Radlinski has scotched speculation his recent appearance for Wigan was a one-off wonder.
Kris Radlinski has revealed his Wigan comeback will not go beyond the end of this season.
www.prestontoday.net /newsfront.aspx?sectionid=2373   (459 words)

  
 cherryandwhite.co.uk - A View from the Terraces - Wigan Warriors Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kris Radlinski has put his heart and soul into the Cherry and White shirt for 13 years now since making his debut as a substitute in a match against Castleford on 31st October 1993.
In 1998 Kris was part of the Wigan side that won the inaugural Super League Grand Final against Leeds at Old Trafford.
Two months later on March 2nd 2006 Kris announced his retirement aged just 29 But in June 2006, with Wigan struggling at the foot of Super League, Kris decided to come out of retirement and play the rest of the 2006 season for no fee.
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Great Britain duo Kris Radlinski and Terry Newton are the first players to be ruled out of the Test Series with New Zealand after being told that they will need wrist and knee surgery respectively.
Wigan Warriors coach Stuart Raper revealed after Friday's 24-8 defeat at St Helens that a number of his side would have to undergo close season operations, and the duo are the first to confirm their surgery.
Radlinski has played on despite the wrist injury in recent weeks, while Newton requires knee surgery and he also damaged an elbow last week which he aggravated against Saints.
www.wiganrl.20m.com /index.html   (1379 words)

  
 Rugby league: Higham and Dobson help Wigan to grind out victory Independent, The (London) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Warriors' fans greeted the announcement of Kris Radlinski named for his comeback as though it guaranteed their resurrection.
"Kris went great for a bloke who's done nothing for 15 months," said their coach, Brian Noble.
Radlinski could do nothing about the error-strewn opening that saw the Catalans go ahead through Chris Beattie's try after Bryan Fletcher had lost the ball, and waste two other opportunities when Adel Fellous and Bruno Verges both knocked on.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060619/ai_n16489765   (416 words)

  
 Sport - Preston Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kris Radlinski looks set to miss his first game since making his dramatic comeback six weeks ago.
It is the knee that caused Radlinski to retire in the first place at the end of last year that is giving him grief, leaving his place in the Wigan team this weekend in doubt.
And while the same simple switch could apply to Vaealiki stepping into Radlinski's boots, the actual selection process this weekend is not as clear-cut as it may seem.
www.lep.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=75&ArticleID=1665684   (395 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | Injury forces Radlinski to quit
Kris Radlinski has announced his retirement from rugby league due to a persistent knee injury.
Radlinski said: "I am so disappointed that I have to give up the game I love so much.
Lindsay said: "This is dreadful news for both Kris and the club and indeed for the whole of the Rugby League.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/03/03/ulkris02.xml   (302 words)

  
 Rugby League - Preston Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More
Kris Radlinski is set for a sensational comeback for Wigan in the relegation tussle with Catalans Dragons at the JJB Stadium.
Noble added: "Kris has joined in three full training sessions this week and has proved he's a good athlete and a fit kid.
Noble revealed he provided the initiative that has brought Radlinski out of retirement three months after the ex-Test ace announced he was hanging up his boots due to persistent knee problems.
www.prestontoday.net /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=2373&ArticleID=1565802   (528 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wigan captain Kris Radlinski will miss the rest of the Super League season after suffering a knee injury.
Kris has been very unfortunate this year," said Wigan coach Ian Millward.
Radlinski's injury is a significant blow for both Wigan and Great Britain.
www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Aug05/04/14.htm   (117 words)

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