Jodie Broughton

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.

Jodie Broughton
Personal information
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988
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

He has previously been in the system of the Leeds Rhinos and spent time on loan from Leeds at Hull F.C. 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 No. 1343). He has also played for the Catalans Dragons in the top flight and from the Dragons at Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.

In 2011, Broughton was named Fastest Man in the Super League.[4]

Background

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

Early career

Broughton began playing rugby league for local sides Milford Marlins A.R.L.F.C. ARLFC 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

Leeds Rhinos

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.[15]

References
  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.
  7. "Bulls Down Hull". hullfc.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  8. "Hicks Denies Hull". hullfc.com. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  9. "Hull Sign Broughton Again". hullfc.com. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  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
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