Josh Hardcastle

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Josh Hardcastle
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Personal information
Full nameJoshua Hardcastle
Born (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32)
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017– Featherstone Rovers 853300132
Source: [1] [2]
As of 4 November 2022

Joshua Hardcastle (born 28 August 1992) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre [3] or on the wing [4] for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.

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Background

Hardcastle was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Hardcastle was in the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats junior system and played in the Challenge Cup for the Featherstone Lions. [5] [6]

He has also played in Australia [7] for the Whitsunday Brahmans in an amateur Queensland competition. [8]

Hardcastle played for Featherstone in their 2021 Million Pound Game loss against Toulouse Olympique. [9]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
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  4. "FEATHERSTONE ROVERS 30-4 OLDHAM". Rugby-League. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Hardcastle agrees two-year contract with Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Featherstone hoping more can follow in "revelation" Hardcastle's footsteps". Total RL. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. "Hardcastle impresses in Featherstone's cup win". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. "Battered and bruised, Brahmans bring home the points from Mackay". Seniors Newspaperdate=8 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. "Toulouse promoted to Super League after beating Featherstone". www.skysports.com.