Rowan Milnes

Rowan Milnes (born 1 September 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Rowan Milnes
Personal information
Full nameRowan Milnes
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight11 st 8 lb (73 kg)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Bradford Bulls 14 3 8 0 28
2020–23 Hull Kingston Rovers 49 7 41 0 110
2020(loan) Bradford Bulls 6 2 18 0 44
2022(DR) Dewsbury Rams 1 1 0 0 4
2023(loan) Wakefield Trinity 1 0 0 0 0
2024– Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 71 13 67 0 186
Source: [1][2]
As of 18 August 2023

He has previously played for the Bradford Bulls in League 1 and the Championship, and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration from Hull KR at the Bradford Bulls and the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship, and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

Background

Milnes was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system. He signed a professional contract with the Bulls prior to the 2018 season.[3]

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

In the 2018 season, Milnes featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax R.L.F.C., Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams. He scored against Halifax R.L.F.C. (1 goal) and Sheffield Eagles (2 goals). He played in Round 2 (London Skolars) then in Round 10 (Newcastle Thunder).[4]

In the 2019 season, Milnes featured in the pre-season friendlies against York City Knights, Dewsbury Rams, Batley Bulldogs and Toronto Wolfpack. He scored against Dewsbury Rams (2 goals) and Batley Bulldogs (1 goal). Milnes played in Round 3 (Sheffield Eagles) then in Round 8 (Leigh Centurions) to Round 14 (Halifax R.L.F.C.). Milnes also featured in the 2019 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Keighley Cougars) to Quarter Final (Halifax R.L.F.C.). He scored against Leigh Centurions (1 goal), Dewsbury Rams (1 try), Halifax R.L.F.C. (1 try, 3 goals), Toronto Wolfpack (1 try) and Leeds Rhinos (4 goals). Following the financial issues at the club, he signed for Hull Kingston Rovers along with four other Bradford players, however Milnes was loaned back to the Bulls for the 2020 season.

Hull Kingston Rovers

On 12 August 2023, Milnes played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final.[5] Milnes played a total of 18 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.[6]

Bradford Bulls (loan)

In the 2020 season, Milnes featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers, Leeds Rhinos, Dewsbury Rams and York City Knights. He scored against Castleford Tigers (1 try, 2 goals) and Dewsbury Rams (2 goals). Milnes played in Round 1 (London Broncos) to Round 5 (Sheffield Eagles). Rowan also featured in the 2020 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Underbank Rangers) to Round 5 (Wakefield Trinity). He scored against Featherstone Rovers (3 goals), Underbank Rangers (1 try, 3 goals), Oldham R.L.F.C. (5 goals), Sheffield Eagles (4 goals) and Wakefield Trinity (1 try, 3 goals).

Castleford Tigers

On 8 October 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Milnes on a two-year deal from the 2024 Super League season.[7][8]

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2018 Bradford Bulls20000
2019 Bradford Bulls1238028
2020 Bradford Bulls6218044
Total20526072

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.