Neil Roden (born 9 April 1980) is a former rugby league footballer who usually played as a stand-off or scrum-half. He made his professional debut in 2000 with Lancashire Lynx, but spent the majority of his playing career with Oldham, making a total of nearly 300 appearances for the club. He also had spells with Leigh Centurions and Batley Bulldogs, and played at international level for Ireland, winning two caps in 2003.
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| Full name | Neil Roden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1980 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editClub career
editBorn in Wigan,[3] Roden started his career with hometown club Wigan Warriors. Unable to break into the first team, he was loaned out to Lancashire Lynx, where he made his senior debut against Whitehaven in January 2000.[4] He was signed by Oldham a few months later, and made his first appearance for the club in April 2000 against Sheffield Eagles.[5]
Roden returned to Oldham for the 2007 season, signing a two-year contract with the club.[6] He was named as Oldham's captain ahead of the 2011 season.[3]
Roden announced his retirement in October 2013.[7]
International honours
editReferences
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Neil Roden". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Neil Roden named new Oldham skipper". Love Rugby League. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Lynx face amateur test in Silk Cup". Lancashire Telegraph. 29 January 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Neil Roden". ORL Heritage Trust. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Roden makes return". Manchester Evening News. 27 September 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Roden calls time on career". Oldham Chronicle. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.