Liam Hood

Liam Hood

Personal information
Full name	Liam Hood
Born	(1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 33) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Weight	12 st 6 lb (79 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–14 Leeds Rhinos 5 3 0 0 12 2012(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 12 2 0 0 8 2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 19 5 0 0 20 2014(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 15 12 0 0 48 2015 Salford Red Devils 22 1 0 0 4 2016 Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0 2016–18 Leigh Centurions 80 26 0 0 104 2019 Widnes Vikings 4 2 0 0 8 2019–21 Leigh Centurions 67 19 0 0 48 2022–25 Wakefield Trinity 97 25 0 0 100 2026– Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 Total 325 95 0 0 352 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012– Scotland 10 1 0 0 4
Source: [2] [3] As of 19 September 2025

Liam Hood (born 6 January 1992) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship and the Hunslet Hawks in the Championship and Championship 1. Hood has also played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and the Swinton Lions, Leigh Centurions and the Widnes Vikings in the Championship.

Background

Hood was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Leeds Rhinos

Hood signed a professional contract with Leeds in 2009 and made his début in 2011 against Castleford scoring a controversial try that was given even though he was just short of the try line. Later on in the season he was loaned to Dewsbury where he made 12 appearances scoring twice. Between 2013 and 2014 he was on dual registration at Hunslet, making 34 appearances and scoring 17 tries. He left Leeds in 2014 after making 5 appearances and scoring three tries.^{[ citation needed ]}

Salford Red Devils

Hood joined Salford for the 2016 season after being released by Leeds. He made 22 appearances scoring only once. He was one of many players to be released at the end of 2015.^{[ citation needed ]}

Leigh Centurions

On 10 August 2020, it was confirmed that Hood had re-signed for Leigh. ^[4]

Wakefield Trinity

On 17 August 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. ^[5] Hood made 21 appearances 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]

Castleford Tigers

On 2 October 2025, Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Hood on a one-year deal with the option of a further year. ^{[7] [8]}

International career

Liam made his international début for Scotland in the 2012 European Cup.^{[ citation needed ]}

In October and November 2015, Liam played for Scotland in the 2015 European Cup.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Liam Hood Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. Loverugbyleague
3. Rugby League Project
4. "Leigh Centurions Confirm Re-Signing Of Liam Hood". www.leighrl.co.uk. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
5. "Wakefield Trinity sign Tom Lineham and Liam Hood for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. "Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win". www.skysports.com.
7. "Castleford sign hooker Hood from Wakefield". BBC Sport. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
8. "Hood joins the Tigers". Castleford Tigers. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

External links

• Leigh Centurions profile
• Leigh profile
• Scotland profile
• Scotland RL profile