Tom Holmes (rugby league)

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Tom Holmes
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Personal information
Full nameThomas Holmes
Born (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 29) [1]
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [2]
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–18 Castleford Tigers 2140016
2016(loan)→ Oxford 731012
2017(loan)→ Batley Bulldogs 830012
2018–19 Featherstone Rovers 1850020
2019–21 Huddersfield Giants 190000
2019(loan)→ Featherstone Rovers 730012
2021–22 Featherstone Rovers 2050020
2022(loan)→ Sheffield Eagles 23718064
2023–25 Bradford Bulls 683100124
2026– Doncaster RLFC 00000
Total19161190280
Source: [3] [4]
As of 5 November 2025

Tom Holmes (born 2 March 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for Doncaster RLFC in the Championship.

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He played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, enjoying loan spells to the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and Oxford in League 1. He spent the 2018 season at Featherstone in the Championship, before moving to the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, returning to Post Office Road on loan from Huddersfield in 2019.

Background

Holmes was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Personal life

Holmes was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer on 5 January 2024, after noticing a rapid decline in health towards the end of last season. [5] He recovered from the illness, and resumed playing rugby in April 2024. [6]

Career

Castleford Tigers

He joined the Castleford Tigers from Castleford Lock Lane ARLFC in 2014 and made his Super League début in 2015 against the Catalans Dragons. During three years with the Tigers he was loaned out to League 1 side Oxford RLFC and Championship side Batley.

Featherstone Rovers

On 9 September 2017 it was announced Holmes would leave Castleford for Featherstone Rovers at the end of the 2017 season. [7]

Huddersfield Giants

On 17 December 2020, it was announced that Holmes had left the club to pursue options in the Championship. [8]

Featherstone Rovers (rejoin)

On 22 December 2020, it was announced Holmes would return to Featherstone Rovers. [9]

He played for Featherstone in their 2021 Million Pound Game defeat against Toulouse Olympique. [10]

Sheffield Eagles (Loan)

In 2022 Holmes joined Championship side Sheffield Eagles on loan in the search of regular first-team minutes.

Bradford Bulls

On 11 September 2022, Holmes signed a two-year deal to join Bradford starting in the 2023 season. [11]

On 20 October 2025 it was reported that he had left Bradford Bulls [12]

Doncaster RLFC

On 4 November 2025, it was reported that Holmes had signed a two-year deal to join Doncaster RLFC in the 2026 season. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Holmes". Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Tom Holmes". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ RLP
  5. ↑ "Bradford Bulls' Tom Holmes diagnosed with rare form of cancer". Love Rugby League. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bradford Bulls star Tom Holmes back for Widnes Vikings game". Telegraph & Argus. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Castleford Tigers youngster Holmes joins Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tom Holmes returns to Featherstone". loverugbyleague.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Toulouse promoted to Super League after beating Featherstone". Sky Sports.
  11. ↑ "Bradford confirm Holmes deal". bradfordbulls.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Ben Olawumi (20 October 2025). "Former Super League trio among quintet released by Bradford Bulls following promotion". Love Rugby League.
  13. ↑ Callum Walker (4 November 2025). "Tom Holmes signs for Doncaster following Bradford Bulls exit". Total RL. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
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