Luke Briscoe
Luke Briscoe (born 11 March 1994) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship.
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| Full name | Luke Briscoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1994 Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He started his career at the Leeds club, playing on loan at Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, Hunslet in Championship 1 and the Kingstone Press Championship, and Featherstone in the Kingstone Press Championship. He played for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship and joined Leeds on loan in the top flight. He then spent time away from Leeds on dual registration with Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.
Background
Briscoe was born in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. He is the brother of England national rugby league team winger Tom Briscoe who also plays for the Leeds Rhinos.
Career
Leeds
He is signed for the 2012 season onwards, he signed a professional contract 22 September 2011.
He joined Leeds on 22 September 2012, after playing his youth career at Hull F.C.
He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made three appearances for Leeds and scored once on his début. He was released at the end of the 2015 season.
Wakefield Trinity
Briscoe spent the 2014 Super League season at Wakefield Trinity on a one-year loan deal. However, he only made two appearances and returned to Leeds.
Hunslet RLFC
Briscoe was sent on loan to Hunslet for the rest of the season and played 18 games, scoring 6 tries.
Leeds Rhinos
On 19 Jun 2018 it was reported that he had signed for Leeds in the Super League.[3]
Featherstone Rovers (re-join)
On 27 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship in a permanent move[4] On 28 May 2022, Briscoe played for Featherstone in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final loss against Leigh.[5]
References
- loverugbyleague
- Rugby League Project
- "Leeds Rhinos sign record try scorer Luke Briscoe from Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Luke Briscoe "honoured" to return to hometown club". Love Rugby League. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "Featherstone Rovers: 1895 Cup final defeat to Leigh Centurions gives Brian McDermott's side signal of their progress". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
