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Carl Ablett
Personal information
Born (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38)
Middleton, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[1]
PositionSecond-row, Centre, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–19 Leeds Rhinos 323 80 0 0 320
2005(loan) → London Broncos 5 0 0 0 0
Total 328 80 0 0 320
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 England 6 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Carl Ablett (born 19 December 1985) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row, loose forward or centre for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League and England at international level.[2][3]

Ablett spent time on loan from Leeds at the London Broncos in the Super League in 2005.

Background

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Ablett was born in Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

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Ablett playing for the Leeds Rhinos

In 2005, he spent a month on loan at London Broncos.[5]

Ablett played in the 2009 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.[6][7][8]

Ablett played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium.[9][10]

Ablett played in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Wigan at Wembley Stadium.[11][12][13]

Ablett played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.[14][15]

In 2012, he along with Zak Hardaker signed five-year contract with the Leeds.[16] Ablett played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium.[17][18] Ablett played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford.[19][20]

Ablett played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford at Wembley Stadium.[21]

Ablett played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium.[22][23][24] Ablett played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan at Old Trafford.[25]

Ablett played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.[26][27][28]

In 2018, Ablett captained Leeds on several occasions.

Retirement

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On 9 September 2019, it was announced that Ablett would retire[29]

International career

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Ablett was called up to the England squad for the 2011 Rugby League Four Nations tournament.[4][30] However, he did not get any game time in the competition.

Ablett was selected in England's 24-man squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Honours

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Super League (7): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017

Challenge Cup (2): 2014, 2015

League Leaders' Shield (2): 2009, 2015

World Club Challenge (1): 2012

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carl Ablett Leeds Rhinos". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ablett to join Broncos on loan". Leeds Rhinos. 12 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. ^ AFP (11 October 2009). "Leeds makes it Super League hat-trick". ABC News. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ^ AAP (11 October 2009). "Leeds claim third successive Grand Final". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Paul (10 October 2009). "St Helens 10–18 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ^ Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6–30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18–28 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  12. ^ Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18–28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report". The Guardian. London.
  13. ^ Brown, Oliver (27 August 2011). "Challenge Cup final: Leeds Rhinos 18 Wigan Warriors 28". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Leeds claim Grand Final glory as inspired Rob Burrow sinks St Helens". Guardian. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  15. ^ "St Helens 16 Leeds 32". Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Leeds Rhinos forward Carl Ablett signs five-year deal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Grand Final: Warrington 18–26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
  24. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0–50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Castleford 6–24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6–24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  29. ^ "Carl Ablett to retire after outstanding career with Leeds". www.skysports.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Carl Ablett cancels stag do after surprise England call-up". BBC Sport. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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