Jodie Broughton

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Jodie Broughton
Personal information
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988 (age 36)
Leeds, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 2 lb (90 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–09 Leeds Rhinos
2008(loan) → Hull FC 5 1 0 0 4
2009(loan) → Hull FC 7 5 0 0 20
2010–13 Salford City Reds 99 60 0 0 240
2014–15 Huddersfield Giants 33 16 0 0 64
2015(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Oldham 1 2 0 0 8
2016–19 Catalans Dragons 52 38 0 0 152
2019(loan) → Toulouse Olympique 1 0 0 0 0
2020 Halifax 4 5 0 0 20
2021– Batley Bulldogs 14 7 0 0 28
Total 216 134 0 0 536
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–12 England Knights 4 6 0 0 24
Source: [2][3]
As of 3 January 2021
RelativesJamie Jones-Buchanan (half-brother)

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.

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[edit]

Broughton was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is the half-brother of former Leeds Rhinos teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan.

Early career[edit]

Broughton 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[edit]

Leeds Rhinos[edit]

Broughton 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.[edit]

On 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[edit]

He 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[edit]

He 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[edit]

On 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[edit]

On 24 August 2020 it was announced that Broughton had signed for the Batley Bulldogs for the 2021 season.[14]

Personal[edit]

Broughton 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]

  1. ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jodie Broughton". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ Love Rugby League
  4. ^ "Jodie Broughton Becomes Rugby League's Fastest Man". reds.co.uk. salford city reds rugby club. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Broughtons Academy Record". Leeds Rhinos. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Hull Sign Broughton on Loan". hullfc.com. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Bulls Down Hull". hullfc.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Hicks Denies Hull". hullfc.com. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Hull Sign Broughton Again". hullfc.com. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Wakefield Beat Hull". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  11. ^ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16152
  12. ^ "Huddersfield Giants winger Jodie Broughton benefiting from his time at Oldham". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Catalans Dragons sign Jodie Broughton from Huddersfield Giants". Sky Sports. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Batley snap up Jodie Broughton". www.loverugbyleague.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. ^ http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/rugby-league-headlines/Leeds-Rhinos-Loanee-Jodie39s-out.5296685.jp [dead link]

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