Keith Andrew Senior (born 24 April 1976) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sheffield Eagles and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative , he is considered one of the greatest players of the Super League era. During his career he won every honour in the British domestic game and held the records for the most Super League appearances (413) and tries (199), until overtaken by Paul Wellens, and his former Leeds Rhinos team mate Danny McGuire, respectively, in 2012. He represented both Great Britain and England at international level, and was named in the 'Rugby League World XIII' on three occasions. Background Senior was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Sheffield Eagles Senior began his career at the Sheffield Eagles. He was signed from Huddersfield YMCA Rugby Union team by Gary Hetherington in 1994. Senior played in the very first Super League match in 1996, a 30–24 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain. Senior played left-, i.e. number 4, in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Senior made his Great Britain début in 1996, scoring a try after coming off the bench in the 72–4 win over Fiji. He was also his club's top try scorer with 17 tries that season. He bettered that tally in 1998, when he scored 19 tries as the Eagles shocked the Rugby league world, beating the Wigan Warriors 17–8 in the Challenge Cup Final at the old Wembley Stadium. He also made his first start for Great Britain in 1998, against New Zealand. Senior made 140 appearances for the Eagles and scored 56 tries during his six seasons at the club. Notably, two of those tries came against his future employer, the Leeds Rhinos. Leeds Rhinos Senior signed for the Rhinos on the final day of the 1999 Super League regular season. He made his début for the club on the same day, against the London Broncos. After a quiet start to his Rhinos career, Senior burst into life in 2000 finishing the season as joint top try scorer with 18, including four in a single match against the then Halifax Blue Sox. Senior represented England at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. Senior also represented Yorkshire in the now defunct