Jason Golden
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Golden | |||||
| Nickname | Fleecey, Golds, The Golden Child, Tackle machine | |||||
| Born | 6 November 1985 Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) [1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2006 | York City Knights | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2007–08 | Wakefield Trinity | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009–12 | London Broncos | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012–14 | York City Knights | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 117 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 15 February 2012 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Jason Golden (born 6 November 1985 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a professional rugby league player. Jason Golden is a product of the Leeds Rhinos academy, previously a junior for Oulton Raiders and Hunslet Parkside.
Whilst part of the Leeds academy he has helped them on their way to winning the 2003 Grand Final, scoring a hat-trick. He was a prominent fixture in the senior academy side before been moved out on loan to York, where he made 22 appearances and scored five tries,[2] and was selected in the 2006 NL1 All Star team and named players' player 2006.
He made his Super League début in 2007 for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats following a pre-season move to the club, he spent 2 years with the Yorkshire side. Golden became a regular in the squad appearing 31 times. Golden joined London-based rugby league club Harlequins at the beginning of the 2009 season as part of coach Brian McDermott refresh of the team. He became a integural part of the London outfit until injury curtailed. Jason Golden returned to York following his release from London and was made club captain.
Representative
Selected for the under-18 Great Britain Academy team which beat Australia for the first time. Also played for England at under-18 level. He was also a constant fixture in the junior representative teams.
He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3]
References
- ↑ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Appearances/Scorers - Season 2006". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.