Keiron Cunningham (born 28 October 1976) is a rugby league coach and former professional hooker who spent his entire career at his hometown club St Helens, making 496 appearances and scoring 175 tries between 1994 and 2010. He signed for Saints on his 17th birthday from Wigan St Judes and became known for darting runs from dummy half. He won five Super League championships, seven Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges, was named in the Super League Dream Team six times, captained the club from 2006, and turned down offers from rugby union and Australian clubs. He played for Great Britain and for Wales, qualifying through a Welsh grandfather. After retiring he stayed on as a coach, and was St Helens head coach from 2015 to 2017. A bronze statue of him stands at the club stadium.
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born 28 October 1976
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He finished his career with 496 appearances for St Helens, scoring 175 tries
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he won five Super League Championships, seven Challenge Cup Winners Medals and two World Club Challenge Winners medals
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is a professional rugby league coach and former player
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he played his entire professional career at St Helens
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Cunningham played for St Helens at hooker in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over the Bradford Bulls
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Cunningham played for St Helens at hooker in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final
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