Luke Briscoe

Luke Briscoe

Personal information
Full name	Luke Briscoe
Born	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 30) Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–16 Leeds Rhinos 10 2 0 0 8 2014(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2 0 0 0 0 2014(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 7 1 0 0 4 2015(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 17 7 0 0 28 2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 10 5 0 0 20 2017–18 Featherstone Rovers 44 43 0 0 172 2018(loan) → Leeds Rhinos 10 5 0 0 20 2019–21 Leeds Rhinos 46 13 0 0 52 2019(DR) → Featherstone Rovers 17 10 0 0 40 2020(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 1 1 0 0 4 2022–23 Featherstone Rovers 54 35 0 0 140 2024– Doncaster 16 5 0 0 20 Total 234 127 0 0 508
Source: [1] [2] As of 07 August 2024

Luke Briscoe (born 11 March 1994) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Doncaster RLFC in the RFL Championship.

He started his career at the Leeds club, playing on loan at Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, Hunslet in Championship 1 and the Kingstone Press Championship, and Featherstone in the Kingstone Press Championship. He played for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship and joined Leeds on loan in the top flight. He then spent time away from Leeds on dual registration with Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Briscoe was born in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. He is the brother of England national rugby league team winger Tom Briscoe who also played for the Leeds Rhinos.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Leeds

He is signed for the 2012 season onwards, he signed a professional contract 22 September 2011.

He joined Leeds on 22 September 2012, after playing his youth career at Hull F.C.

He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made three appearances for Leeds and scored once on his début. He was released at the end of the 2015 season.^{[ citation needed ]}

Wakefield Trinity

Briscoe spent the 2014 Super League season at Wakefield Trinity on a one-year loan deal. However, he only made two appearances and returned to Leeds.^{[ citation needed ]}

Hunslet RLFC

Briscoe was sent on loan to Hunslet for the rest of the season and played 18 games, scoring 6 tries.^{[ citation needed ]}

Leeds Rhinos

On 19 June 2018 it was reported that he had signed for Leeds in the Super League. ^[3]

Featherstone Rovers (re-join)

On 27 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship in a permanent move ^[4] On 28 May 2022, Briscoe played for Featherstone in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final loss against Leigh. ^[5]

Doncaster RLFC

On 10 November 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal. ^[6]

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. Rugby League Project
3. "Leeds Rhinos sign record try scorer Luke Briscoe from Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. "Luke Briscoe "honoured" to return to hometown club". Love Rugby League. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
5. "Featherstone Rovers: 1895 Cup final defeat to Leigh Centurions gives Brian McDermott's side signal of their progress". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
6. "Former Leeds Rhinos ace makes cross-county Championship switch following departure from Featherstone Rovers". Love Rugby League. 10 November 2023.

External links

• Leeds Rhinos profile
• Featherstone Rovers profile
• SL profile