Atkin’s choice
By CALLUM WALKER
CHRIS ATKIN has gone through it all in Rugby League; from League 1 to the Championship and then Super League, the playmaker has worked his way up through the ranks.
But the sport hasn’t always been his main career choice.
In fact, before he hit the big time, the 27-year-old combined playing with teaching; with full-time roles offered to him as both a Physical Education mentor at the Wade Deacon High School in his hometown of Widnes and a Rugby League player. It ended up being a choice between the two occupations.