Ryan Hudson

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Ryan Hudson
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Personal information
Full nameRyan Lee Hudson [1]
Born (1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 43)
Leeds, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm) [2]
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [3]
Position Stand-off, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–99 Huddersfield Giants 190000
2000–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 51120149
2002–04 Castleford Tigers 86240096
2004 Bradford Bulls 00000
2006–08 Huddersfield Giants 56110044
2009–12 Castleford Tigers 76110044
Total2885801233
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003 Yorkshire 10000
2002 England (A-Team)41004
2003 Great Britain (A-Team)11004
Source: [4] [5] [6]

Ryan Lee Hudson (born 20 November 1979), also known by the nicknames of "Raz", and "Hudders", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (A-Team), England (A-Team), and Yorkshire, and at club level for Stanley Rangers, the Huddersfield Giants (two spells), the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 786) (two spells) (captain), and the Bradford Bulls (no appearances), as a stand-off , hooker , second-row, or loose forward. He is also the brother of former Coronation Street and Wild at Heart actress Lucy-Jo Hudson.

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Hudson was set to play for Bradford Bulls in 2005 but failed a substance test after taking some pain-killers abroad that contained the banned substance stanozolol. He was suspended from the game for two years; the ban expired shortly before the start of 2007's Super League XII.

Early career

As a youngster, he played for amateur side Stanley Rangers, whom he later went on to coach. Whilst at the club his potential was obvious. He picked up several player of the year awards and is regarded as one of the club's finest ever products.

International honours

In October 2001, Hudson was named as captain for England under-21s two-game tour against South Africa. [7]

Ryan Hudson represented England 'A' while at Castleford playing Loose forward in the 12–34 defeat by New Zealand at Brentford F.C.'s stadium on 30 October 2002, playing Loose forward and scoring one try in the 44–8 victory over Fiji at Lautoka, Fiji on 9 November 2002, as a substitute in the 12–18 defeat by Fiji President's XIII at Suva, Fiji on 13 November 2002, and Loose forward in the 30–18 victory over Tonga at Nukuʻalofa, Tonga on 16 November 2002, and represented Great Britain 'A' playing Hooker and scoring one try in the 52–18 victory over New Zealand 'A' at Leeds Rhinos' stadium on 29 October 2003. [8]

County honours

Ryan Hudson won a cap playing Loose forward for Yorkshire while at Castleford as the captain in the 56–6 victory over Lancashire at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 2 July 2003. [8]

Post playing career

Outside of Rugby League, he has an endorsement deal with Maximuscle. Hudson also co-owns a gym in Castleford with former Featherstone Rovers player Jamie Field, he is also a coach at Stanley Rangers ARLFC.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Lee Hudson - Wakefield - Rugby Player". Check Company. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Castleford Tigers First Team". web page. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. ↑ loverugbyleague
  5. ↑ Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
  6. ↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  7. ↑ "Hudson to captain U-21s". BBC Sport. 23 October 2001. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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