Luke George
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke George | |||||
| Born | 30 October 1987 England | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007–11 | Wakefield Trinity | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | Huddersfield | 33 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 118 |
| 2013 | Hull KR - (Loan) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2014 | Bradford Bulls | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2015– | Northern Pride | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Total | 125 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 398 | |
| As of 15 September 2014 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Luke George (born 30 October 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who last played at club level for Bradford Bulls of Super League.
Luke George's usual position is Centre and he can play on the Wing.
Luke is already popular at Huddersfield. On his home début in his hometown, he scored a hat-trick resulting in the Giants merchandise teams selling 'Luke George wigs'.
Bradford Bulls
Mid-way through the 2013 season the Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed George for the 2014 and 2015 seasons by signing him on a 2 Year Deal.
2014
George missed the pre-season games against Hull FC, Dewsbury Rams and Castleford Tigers due to injury.
He missed Round 1 due to injury. He featured in Round 2 (Wakefield Wildcats) to Round 3 (London Broncos). George was injured for Round 4. He featured in Round 5 (Huddersfield Giants). Luke was injured for Round 6-7. Luke featured in Round 12 (St Helens RLFC) to Round 13 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 15 (Wakefield Wildcats) to Round 17 (Hull KR). Luke featured in Round 21 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 25 (Castleford Tigers). George played in Round 5 (Catalan Dragons) to the Quarter Final (Warrington Wolves) of the Challenge Cup. He scored against Wakefield Wildcats (1 try), Warrington Wolves (1 try) and Huddersfield Giants (2 tries).
| Season | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Genealogical Information
Luke George is the son of the rugby league footballer Wilf George, and the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Marcus George.[2]
References
- ↑ "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Wildcats squad: Luke George". Yorkshire Post. 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
External links
- Luke George
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
- Wakefield sign youngster George
- George handed new Wakefield deal
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Wildcats squad: Luke George