James Laithwaite

James Laithwaite
Personal information
Born (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991[1]
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–16 Warrington Wolves 49 1 0 0 4
2012(loan) Hull Kingston Rovers 3 1 0 0 4
2012(DR) Leigh Centurions 11 3 0 0 12
2013(DR) Swinton Lions 9 1 0 0 4
2017– Toronto Wolfpack 19 2 0 0 8
2018– Bradford Bulls (loan) 12 4 0 0 16
Total 103 12 0 0 48
As of 19 August 2018
Source: [2][3]

James Laithwaite (born 23 September 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship.[2][3]

He previously played for the Warrington Wolves (Heritage № 1104) in the Super League.

Club career

Laithwaite started his career at Warrington Wolves. He made his Super League début on loan with Hull Kingston Rovers during 2012. In 2012 he was also dual registered, and played for Leigh.[4] He eventually made his début for Warrington against Hull KR in March 2013.[5] A similar dual registration with Swinton for the 2013 season followed during which Laithwaite broke his ankle playing against Featherstone Rovers on 1 April 2013.[6]

Laithwaite suffered a broken leg in June 2015 which ruled him out for the 2016 Super League season. In July 2016 it was announced that he would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for the 2017 season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "James Laithwaite". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Back rower James Laithwaite signs for Leigh Centurions". leighjournal.co.uk. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. "Warrington's James Laithwaite joins Hull KR on loan". bbc.co.uk. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. "Warrington lose James Laithwaite for six weeks after forward breaks ankle". skysports.com. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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