Jake Spedding

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Jake Spedding
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Personal information
Full nameJacob Spedding
Born (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–18 St Helens 40000
2017(loan)→ Sheffield Eagles 102008
2018(loan)→ Sheffield Eagles 1770028
2019 Barrow Raiders 1353026
2019 Featherstone Rovers 2050024
2020–22 Widnes Vikings 25100040
2023–24 Swinton Lions 46120048
2025– North Wales Crusaders 00000
Total1354130174
Source: [1] [2]
As of 13 January 2025

Jake Spedding (born 26 September 1996) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays centre or winger for the North Wales Crusaders in the RFL League 1. [3]

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He previously played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from the Saints at the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship. Spedding has also played Barrow Raiders and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.

Background

Spedding was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

St Helens

Spedding made his début in the Super League for St. Helens on 8 April 2016 against the Warrington Wolves.

Sheffield Eagles (loan)

His first professional try came for the Sheffield Eagles in a Championship game against the Rochdale Hornets in which they won 18–42. He spent the 2017 season on loan with the side. Following this loan spell, Spedding rejoined the Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal between St Helens and Sheffield for the 2018 season. [4] He was very impressive during his time at Sheffield and made a handful of Super League appearances at St Helens. However his loan to Barrow was less successful.

Featherstone Rovers

In 2019 he joined Featherstone but due to impressive performances from other centres he didn't get a game.

Widnes Vikings

At the end of the season he joined the Widnes Vikings.

North Wales Crusaders

On 24 December 2024 it was reported that he had signed for North Wales Crusaders in the RFL League 1. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jake Spedding - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Players". Love Rugby League. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "St Helens sign up Morgan Knowles, Ricky Bailey, Jake Spedding and Levy Nzoungou". Sky Sports. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Spedding joins Eagles on dual-registration". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Shaun Davies (24 December 2024). "North Wales Crusaders confirm signing of talented Spedding". Leader Live. Retrieved 13 January 2025.


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