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Born | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | 1 August 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 5 May 2024 |
Luke Hooley (born 1 August 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on loan from the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and the Dewsbury Rams, Oldham and the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship.
Hooley played junior rugby league for Dewsbury Moor before joining the Bradford Bulls Academy in 2014, aged 16. [3] He played for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Castleford Tigers in January 2016. [4]
When Bradford entered administration, he moved to Wakefield Trinity in March 2017. [5]
While at Wakefield, Hooley spent time on loan at Dewsbury Rams and Oldham. [6] [7]
After being released by Wakefield, he joined Batley Bulldogs ahead of the 2020 season. [8] He helped the club reach the 2022 Championship Grand Final, [9] which they lost to Leigh Centurions. [10]
In October 2022, Hooley signed a two-year deal with Leeds Rhinos. [11] He missed the start of the 2023 season due to requiring surgery on an ankle injury suffered in training, [12] eventually making his Super League debut in March 2023 in a 12–20 defeat against Hull Kingston Rovers. [13]
He spent time on loan at former club Batley during the 2023 season, [14] and was given permission by Leeds to play for the club in the 1895 Cup final against Halifax Panthers. [15] Halifax won the match 12–10, with Hooley missing a difficult conversion following a last-minute Batley try, which would have taken the final into extra time. [16]
On 5 October 2023, it was announced that Hooley would join the Castleford Tigers from the 2024 season, signing on a two-year deal. [17] He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against the Wigan Warriors. [18]
On 3 May 2024, it was announced that Hooley would join Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on a two-week loan deal from Castleford. [19]
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