Joe Brown (rugby league)
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| Full name | Joe Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1999 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 1 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Brown (born 14 January 1999) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a wing or fullback for the York Knights in the Betfred Championship.[3]
Background
[edit]Brown was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He was brought up in the youth system at the Bulls, making him a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy, until he signed for Wigan's academy in 2017.[4]
However he re-signed with his former club Bradford in May 2019 for the first team on an 18-month contract.[5]
Bradford Bulls
[edit]2019 - 2019 Season
Brown made his debut in the 2019 RFL 1895 Cup Round 2 against Barrow. He then featured in Round 22 against York City before picking up an injury.
2020 - 2020 Season
Brown featured in the pre-season friendlies against the Castleford Tigers, Leeds, Dewsbury and York City. He scored two tries against Castleford.
Brown featured in Round 1 against the London Broncos to Round 5 Sheffield. He also featured in the 2020 Challenge Cup from Round 4 against the Underbank Rangers to Round 5 Wakefield Trinity.
At the end of the season, Brown signed a one-year extension to stay at Bradford.[6]
2021 - 2021 Season
Brown featured in the pre-season friendly against Swinton. Brown featured in Round 1 against Sheffield to Round 9 against the Featherstone Rovers then in Round 11 Widnes to Round 18 Swinton. He also featured in Round 20 against Toulouse Olympique to Elimination Playoff Batley. Brown also played in the 2021 Challenge Cup in Round 1 against Featherstone.
Statistics
[edit]Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2019 Bradford Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Bradford Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Bradford Bulls | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
References
[edit]- ^ Bulls
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Player Profile". Bradford Bulls. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Brown's been on Wigan's radar for a while". Wigan Today. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "BRADFORD SIGN FORMER ENGLAND ACADEMY STAR". RFL. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Versatile Brown signs new one-year deal with Bradford Bulls". Telegraph & Argus. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.