Aaron Smith (rugby league, born 1996)

Aaron Smith (born (1996-10-12)12 October 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1, on short-term loan from the Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League.

This article is about the St Helens, York, Hull KR, Featherstone & Leigh rugby league footballer. For the English rugby league player for Bradford, Castleford, Whitehaven & Leigh, see Aaron Smith (rugby league, born 1982).
For other uses, see Aaron Smith.
Aaron Smith
Personal information
Born (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996
Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–22 St Helens 35 9 0 0 36
2018(loan) →York City Knights 3 4 0 0 16
2018(loan) →Hull Kingston Rovers 4 0 0 0 0
2018(loan) →Featherstone Rovers 2 1 0 0 4
2019(DR) →Leigh Centurions 5 1 0 0 4
2022(loan) →Leigh Centurions 32 10 0 0 40
2023– Leigh Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
2023(loan) →Rochdale Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Total 81 25 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 England Knights 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]
As of 19 May 2023

He has spent time on loan from St Helens at the York City Knights in Betfred League 1, Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, and Featherstone Rovers and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Smith was born in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England.

Career

In 2018 he made his Super League début on loan for Hull Kingston Rovers against Wakefield Trinity.[3] In 2018 he has spent time on loan at Featherstone Rovers. He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over the Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford.[4][5][6]

Leigh Centurions (loan)

On 22 October 2021, it was reported that he had re-joined Leigh in the RFL Championship on a season-long loan.[7]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Wakefield Trinity v Hull KR". BBC.
  4. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  6. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  7. "Aaron Smith to join Leigh Centurions on season long loan". www.saintsrlfc.com. 22 Oct 2021. Retrieved 22 Oct 2021.


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