Eddie Battye

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Eddie Battye
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Personal information
Full nameEdward Battye
Born (1991-12-30) 30 December 1991 (age 32)
Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011 Sheffield Eagles 11004
2012 Villeneuve Leopards 1730012
2013–15 Sheffield Eagles 7650020
2016–21 London Broncos 110110044
2020(loan)Wakefield Trinity 81004
2021–23 Wakefield Trinity 680000
2024– Sheffield Eagles 00000
Total280210084
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 2 November 2023

Edward "Eddie" Battye (born 30 December 1991) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

Contents

He has previously played for the Sheffield Eagles over two separate spells in the Championship, the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the London Broncos in the Championship and the Super League. Battye has also spent time on loan from the Broncos at Wakefield in the Super League.

Background

Battye was born in England. He was brought up on a buffalo farm in Penistone, South Yorkshire. [4]

Career

Sheffield Eagles

Battye played junior rugby league for Hillsborough Hawks and signed with the Sheffield Eagles and made his Championship debut in 2011.[ citation needed ]

After a spell in France playing for Villeneuve Leopards he returned to the Eagles and became a regular, featuring in their Championship winning team in 2013. He joined London Broncos in 2016.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, Battye was kept out of rugby league for four months due to a knee injury.

London Broncos

He put in a man of the match performance in the first game of the 2018 Qualifiers against Widnes at The Halton stadium. His team London Broncos came out 20–21 winners in an enthralling game at The Halton stadium in Widnes.[ citation needed ]

Battye put in an outstanding performance and contributed a try in an outstanding team effort to defeat Wigan in an 18-16 thriller on 9 March 2019.

Wakefield Trinity

On 24 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. [5] Battye featured in 24 games for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight. [6]

Sheffield Eagles (re-join)

On 2 Nov 2023 it was reported that he will re-join Sheffield Eagles on a 2-year deal. [7]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. itsrugby
  4. Bower, Aaron (9 February 2019). "London Broncos' Eddie Battye goes from buffalo farmer to Super League". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. "Eddie Battye: Wakefield Trinity sign London Broncos prop". BBC Sport. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. "Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win". www.skysports.com.
  7. "Eddie Battye enjoys homecoming with next destination confirmed for ex-Wakefield Trinity man". Love Rugby League. 2 November 2023.