Jordan Crowther
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| Full name | Jordan Crowther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1997[1] Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 29 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jordan Crowther (born 19 February 1997)[4] is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and hooker for Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
He has spent time on loan from Wakefield at the York City Knights, Oxford and Newcastle Thunder in League 1, and the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship.
Background
[edit]Crowther was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
His amateur club were the Westgate Wolves, and Crigglestone All Blacks, both in Wakefield. Jordan and his family have always been supporters of his home town club Wakefield Trinity RLFC.[5] He was educated at Horbury Primary School followed by Horbury Academy
Career
[edit]Wakefield Trinity
[edit]Jordan joined the club as a scholarship player and progressed through the Wakefield Trinity Academy system. He made his first team début against the Wigan Warriors in March 2014 and is the second-youngest forward ever to play for the club. From 2014 to 2018 Crowther was loaned out to lower league clubs including two stints at Dewsbury Rams, this is not unusual in the development of a young forward. In the 2019 season Crowther cemented his place as a regular in the back row and in turn gained a new contract at the club after a number of strong performances at Loose forward.[citation needed]
Warrington Wolves
[edit]On 29 September 2023 it was reported that he had signed a permanent two-year deal to stay at Warrington following on from his initial loan deal.[6] On 8 June 2024, Crowther played in Warrington's 2024 Challenge Cup final loss against Wigan.[7]
International career
[edit]Jordan represented England Academy against France Under-18s at Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne. Jordan has also played for England U16s.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jordan Crowther Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague.com
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Jordan Crowther. wakefieldwildcats.co.uk
- ^ "Wildcats give Crowther new contract". BBC Sport. 7 March 2014
- ^ "Warrington Wolves swoop for Castleford Tigers target as Sam Burgess importance laid bare". Total Rugby League. 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Wakefield Trinity profile
- SL profile
- Wakefield Trinity: Crowther re-signs for Trinity who are looking to add forward King
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