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{{short description|Ireland international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Tim Jonkers
|fullname       = 
|image          = Tim Jonkers.jpg
|image_size     = 200px
|position       = {{Rlp|SR}}
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|3}}
|birth_place    = [[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|height         = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}
|weight         = {{convert|15|st|2|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|club1          = [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]]
|year1start     = 1998
|year1end       = 04
|appearances1   = 122
|tries1         = 17
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 68
|club2          = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]]
|year2start     = 2004
|year2end       = 06
|appearances2   = 18
|tries2         = 0
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 0
|club3          = {{nowrap|→[[Wigan Warriors]]}}
|year3start     = 2006{{small|(loan)}}
|year3end       = 
|appearances3   = 4
|tries3         = 0
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 0
|club4          = [[Leigh Centurions]]
|year4start     = 2006
|year4end       = 07
|appearances4   = 9
|tries4         = 1
|goals4         = 0
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 4
|teamA          = [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]]
|yearAstart     = 1999
|yearAend       = 01
|appearancesA   = 2
|triesA         = 0
|goalsA         = 0
|fieldgoalsA    = 0
|pointsA        = 0
|teamB          = [[Lancashire rugby league team|Lancashire]]
|yearBstart     = 2001
|yearBend       = 
|appearancesB   = 1
|triesB         = 0
|goalsB         = 0
|fieldgoalsB    = 0
|pointsB        = 0
|retired        = yes 
|source         = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Tim-Jonkers/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records|title=Tim Jonkers|id=2260}}</ref>
|updated        = 
}}

'''Tim Jonkers''' (born 3 July 1981) is a former [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played his club football with [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]], with whom he had Challenge Cup and Super League grand final success, as well as the [[Wigan Warriors]], [[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]] and [[Leigh Centurions]]. He also represented [[Lancashire rugby league team|Lancashire]].

==Background==
Jonkers was born in [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands.

He moved to [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] at the age of six and was educated at [[Cowley International College|Cowley High School]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093655/http://www.saints.org.uk/home/player.php?num=15739 Saints Heritage Society]. Saints.org.uk. Retrieved on 3 July 2016.</ref>  He began playing rugby at the local [[Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C.]], and was snapped up inevitably by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] where he was hailed as one of Saints' brightest young hopes. Jonkers had two children after leaving his rugby career. Alex Jonkers and Charlie Jonkers.

He had 4 aunts until one died in 2012. His aunts are: Carmel, Mary and Angela. He has a brother, Martin Jonkers with a nephew, James Jonkers and a new born baby niece Imogen Jonkers. He has 5 cousins, Keith Rogan, Angla Rogan, Rebecca Lee, Roisin Lee and Jack Rogan.

==Playing career==
Jonkers played for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] at {{rlp|sr}} and scored a [[Try (rugby)|try]] in their [[2000 Super League Grand Final]] victory over the [[Wigan Warriors]]. As [[Super League V]] champions, [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] played against [[2000 NRL season|2000 NRL]] Premiers, the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the [[2001 World Club Challenge]]. Jonkers played from the interchange bench in Saints' victory. He became a regular for many years at Saints and there are few players in the [[Super League]] that can brandish as much silverware as Jonkers since the formation of the summer era. Jonkers played for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] at {{rlp|sr}} in their [[2002 Super League Grand Final]] victory against the [[Bradford Bulls]]. Having won [[Super League VI]], St. Helens contested the [[2003 World Club Challenge]] against 2002 NRL Premiers, the [[Sydney Roosters]]. Jonkers played from the interchange bench in Saints' 38–0 loss.

Jonkers' career at [[Knowsley Road]] fizzled out in 2004 mainly due to injury. Jonkers found it tough to gain his place back in the team and subsequently joined the [[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]] on loan, before completing a permanent deal in 2005. A recurrence of an injury to his knee, meant that Jonkers was forced to sit out most of his first season, and in March 2006, with first team opportunities scarce, he accepted a one-month loan deal with the [[Wigan Warriors]] to play under his former boss [[Ian Millward]]. On his return to the Salford City Reds, [[Leigh Centurions]] quickly stepped in to take Jonkers on loan till the end of the season. Yet again though, Jonkers' luck deserted him and a knee ligament injury ruled him out for several months. Jonkers signed a permanent deal with Leigh Centurions for the 2007 season in November 2006. The injury persisted though and Jonkers announced his retirement from rugby league on 11 June 2007.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15739 Saints Heritage Society]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20060928192607/http://www.reds.co.uk/squad/jonkers.html Tim Jonkers Salford Profile]

{{St. Helens RLFC - 2000 Super League champions}}
{{St Helens - 2001 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{St. Helens - 2001 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{St. Helens RLFC - 2002 Super League champions}}

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