Tuoyo Egodo

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Tuoyo Egodo
Tuoyo Egodo Castleford.jpg
Personal information
Full nameTuoyo Anthony Egodo
Born (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)
Tottenham, London, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016 London Broncos 00000
2016(loan)Hemel Stags 91004
2017–19 Castleford Tigers 16110044
2017(loan)Oldham 102008
2017(loan)York City Knights 20000
2018(loan)Newcastle Thunder 760024
2018(loan)Bradford Bulls 850020
2020–21 London Broncos 15100040
Total673500140
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Nigeria 21004
Rugby union
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Moseley RFC 3550025
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2024–2025 Nigeria 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 18 September 2022

Tuoyo Anthony Egodo (born 16 February 1997) is a rugby footballer who plays rugby union for Moseley RFC and Nigeria. He previously played rugby league as a winger or centre for the London Broncos and Castleford Tigers, and for Nigeria at international level. Egodo also had loan spells at Hemel Stags, Oldham, York City Knights, Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.

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Background

Egodo was born in London, England, and is of Nigerian descent. [3] [4]

London Broncos

Egodo has come through the Academy system at the London Broncos.

He spent time on loan away from the capital in RFL League 1 with the Hemel Stags in 2016.

Castleford Tigers

A 2017 move to the Castleford Tigers saw him stepping up to the Super League. He scored a hat-trick on his Super League debut against Hull FC in September 2017. [5]

Egodo playing for Oldham in 2017 Tuoyo Egodo.jpg
Egodo playing for Oldham in 2017

In 2017 Egodo was loaned from Castleford to Oldham and the York City Knights.

In 2018 the Tigers sent him on loan to the Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.

Return to the Broncos

Egodo returned to the capital ahead of the 2020 Championship season. He was the top try scorer for the Broncos in the 2020 that was curtailed due to a global pandemic.

Switch to Rugby Union

Egodo was announced as having signed for Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club on 13 January 2022.

Egodo made his debut for Nigeria on 18 December 2024 against Tunisia in the Rugby Africa Cup, having been named in the squad for Nigeria's first 15-a-side fixture since 2019.

Club statistics

YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop goalsPoints
2016 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Championship 00000
2016 Hemelcolours.png Hemel Stags League 1 91004
2017 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Super League 130012
2017 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Championship 102008
2017 Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights League 1 20000
2018 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Super League 20000
2018 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder League 1 760024
2018 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls League 1 850020
2019 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Super League 1380032
2020 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Championship 640016
2021 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Championship 450020
Club career total [6] 623400136

References

  1. "Player Summary: Tuoyo Egodo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Bent loan extended at Oldham". tamesidereporter.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. "Meet Elliot Wallis - The explosive Hull KR winger called up by new Nigerian national team". Mirror. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. "Egodo scores hat-trick but Castleford are well beaten by Hull". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. Rugby League Project