Luis Johnson

Luis Johnson (born 20 February 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League.

Luis Johnson
Personal information
Full nameLuis Adam Johnson
Born (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 Warrington Wolves 9 0 0 0 0
2018(DR) → Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0
2019(DR) → Rochdale Hornets 10 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Widnes Vikings 1 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 4 0 0 0 0
2021– Hull Kingston Rovers 29 2 0 0 8
2022(DR) → Dewsbury Rams 1 0 0 0 0
2023(loan) → Castleford Tigers 3 0 0 0 0
Total 60 2 0 0 8
Source: [1][2]
As of 23 June 2023

He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and has spent time on dual registration from Warrington at the Rochdale Hornets and on loan at the Widnes Vikings in the Championship. He has spent time on dual registration from Hull KR at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship, and on loan at the Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 1028) in Super League.

Background

Johnson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is of English and Jamaican descent.

He started his amateur career at Oulton Raiders in Leeds at 4 years of age and was selected by the Castleford Tigers at 15 years old to join their scholarship programme. He went on to their academy programme but 2018 Warrington Wolves bought him out of his contract for £45,000 and Johnson signed a 3-year deal to join the club.[3]

Career

Warrington Wolves

In 2018 he made his Super League début for the Wolves against the Wigan Warriors.[4]

Johnson spent time on dual registration with the Rochdale Hornets, and on loan at the Widnes Vikings and Hull KR.[5][6]

Hull Kingston Rovers

It was announced on 10 December 2020 that Johnson would join Hull KR on a permanent basis when a two-year swap deal was agreed with Robbie Mulhern joining Warrington Wolves.[7]

Johnson played for Hull KR in their 28-10 semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons as they fell one game short of the grand final.[8][9][10]

Castleford Tigers (loan)

In April 2023, Johnson re-joined his former academy club Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan.[11] After two weeks, he would be available for recall by Hull KR in the event of significant injury problems.[12] Johnson made his Castleford debut on 6 April against Wakefield Trinity and went on to make a total of 3 appearances for the Tigers. In May, Hull KR exercised their recall clause and cut the loan short due to injury concerns throughout the squad.[13][14]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Warrington Wolves sign Castleford Tigers teenager Luis Johnson". Sky Sports. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. "Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves". bbc.co.uk. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. Darbyshire, Drew (2019-03-05). "Warrington youngster joins Widnes on loan". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. Darbyshire, Drew (2019-06-17). "Hull KR sign Luis Johnson on loan". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  7. "Robbie Mulhern: Warrington sign Hull KR prop as Luis Johnson goes in opposite direction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  8. "Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final". www.theguardian.com. 30 September 2021.
  9. "Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review". www.skysports.com.
  10. "Super League: Warrington Wolves 0-19 Hull KR - Robins set up a semi-final at Catalans". www.bbc.com. 23 September 2021.
  11. Darbyshire, Drew (2023-04-02). "Castleford make loan signing from fellow Super League club". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  12. "Johnson Returns to the Fords". Castleford Tigers. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  13. McAllister, Josh (2023-05-16). "Hull KR recall Luis Johnson from Castleford loan spell". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  14. "Johnson recalled from loan". Castleford Tigers. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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