Jodie Broughton

Jodie Broughton
Personal information
Full name Jodie Broughton
Nickname Usain, JB
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988
Leeds, England
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–09 Hull FC 8 4 0 0 16
2010–13 Salford 99 60 0 0 240
2014–15 Huddersfield Giants 30 16 0 0 64
2015 Oldham (DR) 1 2 0 0 8
2016– Catalans Dragons 7 9 0 0 36
Total 145 91 0 0 364
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–12 England Knights 4 6 0 0 24
As of 28 March 2016
Source: RLP, Love Rugby League

Jodie Broughton (born 9 January 1988) is a rugby league player for the Catalan Dragons in the European Super League. He plays as a centre or wing. He is the half-brother of former Leeds teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan. In 2011, Broughton was named Fastest Man in Super League.[2]

Early career

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Broughton began playing Rugby League for local sides Milford and Queens 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.

Leeds

Broughton signed for the Leeds Academy in 2006. In the 2007 season he made 15 appearances for the Junior side scoring 10 tries.[3]

Hull

On 20 June 2008 Broughton signed for Hull on a months loan.[4] He made his club and Super League debut two days later at Odsal in a 36-22 defeat to Bradford.[5] A week later he scored his first Super League try in a 24-22 loss to Warrington. He went on to make a total of 5 appearance for the "Airlie Birds" over the season.[6]

Following his return to Leeds, Broughton was again the subject of a loan move to Hull when he signed for a second stint on 16 April 2009.[7] He scored a brace of tries in Hull's 37-22 defeat to Wakefield Trinity on 13 June 2009.[8]

Salford

He joined Salford for 2010[9] 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

He signed for 2013 League Leaders Shield winners Huddersfield Giants in October 2013, he made his senior debut 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 Roughyeds in their League One Cup game against Barrow Raiders.[10]

Catalans Dragons

On the 18th of August 2015, Jodie signed for the Super League French franchise Catalans Dragons on a two-year deal starting in 2016.[11]

Personal

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.[12]

References

  1. "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jodie Broughton". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. "Jodie Broughton Becomes Rugby League's Fastest Man". reds.co.uk. salford city reds rugby club. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. "Broughtons Academy Record". Leeds Rhinos. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  4. "Hull Sign Broughton on Loan". hullfc.com. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  5. "Bulls Down Hull". hullfc.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. "Hicks Denies Hull". hullfc.com. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  7. "Hull Sign Broughton Again". hullfc.com. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  8. "Wakefield Beat Hull". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  9. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16152
  10. "Huddersfield Giants winger Jodie Broughton benefiting from his time at Oldham". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  11. "Catalans Dragons sign Jodie Broughton from Huddersfield Giants". Sky Sports. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  12. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/rugby-league-headlines/Leeds-Rhinos-Loanee-Jodie39s-out.5296685.jp

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