Ashton Golding

Ashton Golding (born 4 September 1996) is a Jamaica international rugby league rugby player who plays as a fullback for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

Ash Golding
Personal information
Full nameAshton Nathaniel Graham Golding[1]
Born (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996
Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–19 Leeds Rhinos 65 14 14 0 84
2016(loan) Featherstone Rovers 3 2 0 0 8
2019(loan) Featherstone Rovers 22 7 0 0 28
2020– Huddersfield Giants 51 8 0 0 32
2021(loan) Bradford Bulls 2 1 0 0 4
Total 143 32 14 0 156
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Jamaica 7 2 0 0 8
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 30 October 2022

Golding has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Leeds at Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.

Early career

Golding was born in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.[5] He is of Jamaican descent.

He previously played for amateur club Stanningley ARLFC.

Club career

Leeds

He made his début against London Broncos in 2013 and made sporadic appearances afterward.[6] At the start of the 2017 season Golding was given the number 1 jersey and played at fullback for most of the season until he lost his place to Jack Walker.

Bradford (loan)

On 26 May 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan.[7]

Huddersfield

In 2020, Golding signed for Huddersfield. On 28 May 2022, Golding played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.[8] Golding was limited to only eight matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.[9]

International career

On 12 October 2017, Golding was named in Jamaica's squad to take on France in a World Cup warm up game.[10] He scored a try on début. Golding played in all three matches of Jamaica's first ever Rugby League World Cup campaign in 2022.[11]

References

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