Bailey Hodgson

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Bailey Hodgson
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Personal information
Born (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 Castleford Tigers 10000
2021–23 Newcastle Knights 00000
2024 Manly Sea Eagles 00000
2024– Leigh Leopards 00000
Total10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 25 July 2024

Bailey Hodgson (born 5 September 2002) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League.

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He previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and Blacktown Workers in the NSW Cup.

Background

Hodgson was born in Hull, England.He is the nephew of Parramatta Eels and English international hooker Josh Hodgson. [3]

Playing career

Castleford Tigers

In 2020, Hodgson made his Super League début for Castleford Tigers in round 17 against Hull Kingston Rovers. [4]

Newcastle Knights

In November 2020, Hodgson signed a 3-year contract with Australian side Newcastle Knights starting in 2021. [3]

After three injury riddled years at the Newcastle outfit, Hodgson parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 season, failing to play an NRL match. [5]

Manly Sea Eagles & Blacktown Workers

On 6 November, it was reported that he had signed with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, on the supplementary list. [6]

He also appeared in pre-season ahead of the current campaign for Manly, but again failed to make a competitive senior appearance this year for the Sea Eagles.

Instead, he has featured for their feeder club – the Blacktown Workers – in the New South Wales Cup.

Leigh Leopards

On 25 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Leopards in the Super League on a 2½-year deal. [7]

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References

  1. "Players". Love Rugby League. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "Bailey Hodgson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. 1 2 "Bailey Hodgson joins Knights for '21 season". Newcastle Knights. 19 November 2020.
  4. "Super League: Castleford Tigers v Hull KR". BBC.
  5. "Kalyn Ponga claims 2023 Danny Buderus Medal". Newcastle Knights. 5 September 2023.
  6. "Hull-born Bailey Hodgson lands NRL lifeline after leaving Newcastle Knights". Hull Daily Mail. 6 November 2023.
  7. Ben Olawumi (25 July 2024). "Bailey Hodgson: The lowdown on Leigh Leopards' new recruit including possible position, squad role". Love Rugby League.