Jon Magrin

Jon Magrin

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Magrin
Born	Jonathan Wallace (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 30) Pieta, Malta
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014–16 London Broncos 60 2 0 0 8 2015(loan) → London Skolars 1 1 0 0 4 2016(loan) → London Skolars 3 1 0 0 4 2017 Bradford Bulls 25 2 0 0 8 2018 Sheffield Eagles 29 2 0 0 8 2019 Bradford Bulls 8 0 0 0 0 2019(loan) → London Skolars 4 0 0 0 0 2020– Dewsbury Rams 22 2 0 0 8 Total 152 10 0 0 40 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012 Malta 1 1 0 0 4 2017– Jamaica 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3] As of 4 January 2021

Jon "Jimmy" Magrin (formerly known as Wallace;^[4] born 8 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred Championship. He has played for both Malta and Jamaica at international level.^[5]

He played for the London Broncos in the Super League and the Championship, and spent time on loan from the Broncos at the London Skolars in League 1. He also played for the Bradford Bulls in two separate spells in the Championship, spending time on loan from Bradford at the Skolars in the third tier.

Background

Jonathan Wallace was born in Pieta, Malta.

London Broncos

Magrin made his début for the London Broncos in the Super League against the Wigan Warriors in 2014.^[6] Also, for two seasons he spent time on loan at the London Skolars. Magrin went on to play 60 games for the Broncos during his three years there.

Bradford Bulls

Jon Magrin signed for the Bradford Bulls. On 3 January 2017, Bradford Bulls were placed into liquidation by administrators and the contracts of players and staff were terminated. However Magrin re-signed with the new club for the 2017 Season.

Magrin featured in pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars.

Jon featured in the first 17 games that season and went on to play a further two games in the regular season. He featured in the Championship Shield games against the Sheffield Eagles and Rochdale Hornets. He scored twice against Dewsbury, but failed to get himself on the score sheet in any other appearances.

Sheffield Eagles

Magrin joined the Sheffield Eagles on a 1 year deal in November 2017. He was the Eagles' fourth permanent signed ahead of the 2018 season.^[7]

He featured in the pre-season friendly against Bradford Bulls and made his competitive début against the Dewsbury Rams.

Return to Bradford

Magrin returned to his old club when they were promoted back to the Championship in 2018.^[8]

International career

Magrin made his representative début for Malta in 2012.^[9]

In 2017, he also played for Jamaica in their test match against France.^[10]

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. Rugby League Project
3. loverugbyleague
4. "Three members of Gozo RL named in Malta's Euro Championship C squad". Gozo News. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
5. "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
6. "Super League: London Broncos prop Jon Wallace signs new two-year deal". Sky Sports. 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
7. "Jamaican international Magrin signs for Sheffield". Sheffield Eagles. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
8. "Bradford Bulls re-sign Jon Magrin". Telegraph and Argus. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
9. "Wallace named in 35-man Malta squad". London Broncos. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
10. "Reggae Warriors name squad for French test". Rugby League Planet. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

External links

• Sheffield Eagles profile
• Bradford Bulls profile
• London Broncos profile