Jodie Broughton (born 9 January 1988) is an English rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship. He is a four-time England Knights international.
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Born | Leeds, England | 9 January 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 2 lb (90 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relatives | Jamie Jones-Buchanan (half-brother) |
He has previously been in the system of the Leeds Rhinos and spent time on loan from Leeds at Hull F.C. (Heritage № 1054) in 2008 and 2009. Broughton has also played for the Salford City Reds and the Huddersfield Giants. He has spent time on loan from the Giants at Oldham (Heritage № 1343). He has also played for the Catalans Dragons in the top flight and from the Dragons at Toulouse Olympique and Halifax RLFC (Heritage № ??) in the Championship.
In 2011, Broughton was named Fastest Man in the Super League.[4]
Background
editBroughton was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is the half-brother of former Leeds Rhinos teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan.
Early career
editBroughton began playing rugby league for local sides Milford Marlins A.R.L.F.C. and Queens A.R.L.F.C. and was also selected to represent the Leeds Service Area. He has won a number of competitions including the Leeds and District Cup, Yorkshire Cup, National Cup, West Riding Cup and the Yorkshire combination league/cup.
Club career
editLeeds Rhinos
editBroughton signed for the Leeds Academy in 2006. In the 2007 season he made 15 appearances for the Junior side scoring 10 tries.[5]
Hull F.C.
editOn 20 June 2008 Broughton signed for Hull F.C. on a months loan.[6] He made his club and Super League début two days later at Odsal in a 36–22 defeat by the Bradford Bulls.[7] A week later he scored his first Super League try in a 24–22 loss to Warrington Wolves. He went on to make a total of 5 appearances for Hull F.C. over the season.[8]
Following his return to Leeds Rhinos, Broughton was again the subject of a loan move to Hull F.C. when he signed for a second stint on 16 April 2009.[9] He scored a brace of tries in Hull's 37–22 defeat by Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 13 June 2009.[10]
Salford Red Devils
editHe joined Salford for 2010[11] and has since seen his career flourish at the Greater Manchester club establishing himself in the Reds' first team and being drafted into the England training squad.
Huddersfield Giants
editHe signed for 2013 League Leaders Shield winners Huddersfield Giants in October 2013, he made his senior début on 7 March 2014 and scored a try in a 12–12 draw with the Leeds Rhinos. In March 2015 he played for the Oldham in their League 1 Cup game against Barrow Raiders.[12]
Catalans Dragons
editOn 18 August 2015, Jodie signed for the Super League French franchise the Catalans Dragons on a two-year deal starting in 2016.[13]
Batley Bulldogs
editOn 24 August 2020 it was announced that Broughton had signed for the Batley Bulldogs for the 2021 season.[14]
Personal
editBroughton is unusual in that he also holds a part-time job with Wates Construction, as a trainee quantity surveyor based on a building site in Doncaster, and is also studying part-time for a degree at the University of Salford.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jodie Broughton". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Jodie Broughton - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Love Rugby League".
- ^ "Jodie Broughton Becomes Rugby League's Fastest Man". reds.co.uk. salford city reds rugby club. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Broughtons Academy Record". Leeds Rhinos. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Hull Sign Broughton on Loan". hullfc.com. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bulls Down Hull". hullfc.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hicks Denies Hull". hullfc.com. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hull Sign Broughton Again". hullfc.com. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wakefield Beat Hull". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16152 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants winger Jodie Broughton benefiting from his time at Oldham". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons sign Jodie Broughton from Huddersfield Giants". Sky Sports. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Batley snap up Jodie Broughton". www.loverugbyleague.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/rugby-league-headlines/Leeds-Rhinos-Loanee-Jodie39s-out.5296685.jp [dead link]
External links
edit- Catalans Dragons profile
- Leeds Rhinos profile
- Broughton brought in
- Leeds Rhinos: Loanee Jodie's out to impress
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → B at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- SL profile