Adam Swift (rugby league)

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Adam Swift
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Personal information
Born (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 31)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–19 St Helens 1308600344
2013(loan)→ Whitehaven 530012
2013(loan)→ Rochdale Hornets 22008
2014(loan)→ Rochdale Hornets 330012
2018(loan)→ Sheffield Eagles 430012
2019(loan)→ Leigh Centurions 12008
2020–23 Hull F.C. 553600144
2024– Huddersfield Giants 00000
Total20013500540
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]
As of 25 September 2023

Adam Swift (born 20 February 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

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He has played for St Helens in the Super League, and spent time on loan from the Saints at Whitehaven in the Championship, and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1 and the Championship. Swift has also spent time away from St Helens on loan at the Sheffield Eagles and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He won the 2014 Super League Grand Final with his hometown club St Helens.

Background

Adam Swift was born and has lived in St Helens, Merseyside, England all his life. In his secondary education, he attended Cowley International College.

Career

St Helens

Swift made his St Helens Super League début in 2012.

His number was 26 but for the 2014 season, he wore the number 5 as first choice winger.

Swift made some appearances for Whitehaven as fullback on dual registration from St Helens.

St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Swift was selected to play on the wing in their 14–6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Hull FC

In round 9 of the 2021 Super League season, Swift scored two tries for Hull F.C. in a 30–12 victory over Castleford. [10] The following week, he scored another two tries as Hull F.C. defeated Leigh 64–22. [11] Swift played a total of 24 games for Hull F.C. for in the Super League XXVIII season and scored 19 tries as the club finished 10th on the table. [12]

Huddersfield

On 24 September 2023 it was announced that Swift had signed with Huddersfield for the 2024 season on a three-year deal. [13] In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Swift made his club debut for Huddersfield in their 16-8 victory over Leigh. In round 4, Swift scored two tries for Huddersfield in their 50-8 win against Castleford. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Adam Swift St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ Superleague.co.uk profile
  5. ↑ love rugby league
  6. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport . BBC . Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Adam Swift and Mahe Fonua set Hull FC on course for 30-12 win over Castleford Tigers". skysports.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Leigh Centurions 22-64 Hull FC - Savelio grabs treble in 12-try rout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hull FC highs and lows as mid-season resurgence not enough to prevent drop-off". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Adam Swift: Huddersfield Giants sign Hull FC winger for 2024 season". BBC Sport. 25 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Super League: Castleford 8-50 Huddersfield - Tigers suffer fourth straight loss to nine-try Giants". www.bbc.co.uk.


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