John Bateman (rugby league)

John Bateman
Personal information
Born (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993[1]
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight 15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 Bradford Bulls 35 9 0 0 36
2014–18 Wigan Warriors 132 34 1 0 138
2019– Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 167 43 1 0 174
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– England 12 5 0 0 16
As of 14 October 2018
Source: [2][3]

John Bateman (born 30 September 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.[2][3] He primarily plays second-row and loose forward, but can also play as a centre. Bateman made his England test début against France in October 2015.

Bateman signed for the Wigan Warriors in November 2013 from the Bradford Bulls. He will be joining the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League in 2019.[4]

Background

Bateman was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He played his junior football for Bradford Dudley Hill before being signed by hometown professional side Bradford Bulls.

Playing career

Bradford

2011 season

In April 2011, he made his Super League début for Bradford in an 8–8 draw against Catalans Dragons.[5] In May 2011, he made his first Challenge Cup appearance for the club against Halifax. He made two more first team appearances towards the end of the season, and scored his first Super League try against Wigan Warriors.[6]

2012 season

Bateman featured in Round 1 (Catalans Dragons). He missed Rounds 2–3 due to injury. He featured in six consecutive games from Round 4 (Wakefield Trinity) to Round 9 (Hull F.C.). Bateman was suspended for Round 10 and 11. John returned in Round 12 (Huddersfield). Bateman was suspended for Rounds 13–14. He returned to play in six consecutive games from Round 15 (Leeds) to Round 20 (London Broncos). Bateman missed Rounds 21–24 due to England Academy commitments. Bateman returned for Round 25 (Huddersfield). John was injured for Rounds 26–27. He featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster, and Warrington. Bateman scored against Hull F.C. (1 try), Doncaster (1 try) and Castleford (1 try).

In 2012 Bateman was awarded the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie if the Year Medal.[7] He was reportedly in talks with Warrington, and National Rugby League clubs, Wests Tigers, and Newcastle Knights,[8][9] but chose to stay with Bradford.

2013 season

In the off-season Bateman signed a 3 Year Extension on his current deal and this will keep him at Odsal until 2015.

He missed Rounds 1–6 due to an injury. He featured in four consecutive games from Round 7 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 10 (Salford). John missed Round 11–12 due to an injury. He featured in Round 13 (Warrington) but was subject to a groin injury keeping him out of Round 14. John returned for Round 15 (Salford) but missed Round 16 but returned in Round 17 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 22 (Hull F.C.). John missed the rest of the season due to surgery on his ankle. Bateman featured in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale Hornets, and London Broncos. John scored against Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try), Catalans Dragons (1 try) Salford (1 try), Rochdale Hornets (1 try) and Wigan (1 try).

Wigan

In November 2013, Bateman signed a three-year contract with Wigan Warriors for an undisclosed fee,[10] believed to be around £70,000.[11]

2014

Bateman featured in the World Club Challenge against Sydney Roosters. He featured in Round 2 (Castleford) to Round 15 (Huddersfield) then in Round 18 (St. Helens) to Round 23 (Salford). John next played in Round 25 (Widnes) to Round 27 (Warrington). Bateman played in Round 5 (Hunslet) to the Quarter Final (Castleford) in the Challenge Cup. John played in the Qualifying Playoff (Huddersfield). He scored against Wakefield Trinity (1 try), Bradford Bulls (1 try), Salford (1 try) and London Broncos (1 try).

2015

Bateman played in the World Club Series against Brisbane Broncos. Bateman featured in Round 1 (Widnes) to Round 9 (Salford) then in Round 11 (Warrington) to Round 19 (Salford). He also played in Round 21 (Leeds) to Super Eight 6 (St. Helens) then in the Semi Final (Huddersfield) to the Grand Final (Leeds). Bateman played in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Hull Kingston Rovers). He scored against Huddersfield (4 tries), Hull F.C. (2 tries), Leeds (1 try) and Warrington (2 tries).

2016

Bateman featured in Round 1 (Catalans Dragons) to Round 8 (Hull Kingston Rovers) then in Round 11 (Castleford) to Round 12 (Huddersfield). He featured in the World Club Series against Brisbane Broncos. He scored against Hull F.C. (1 try), Leeds (1 try), Castleford (2 tries) and Huddersfield (1 try). On 31 May 2016, Wigan confirmed they were investigating an "alleged fracas" between two Wigan players which took place outside of a gym on 27 May,[12] and speculation grew that Bateman was linked to the controversy following his omission from the squad against Salford, and Hull Kingston Rovers.[13] On 15 June 2016, Bateman was fined £10,000 and suspended for eight weeks for his involvement in the incident.[14]

2018

Bateman signed with the Canberra Raiders for two years, with a third year option in his favour, on August the 8th. [15]

Statistics

SeasonTeamAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints
2011Bradford Bulls41004
20121730012
20131450020
2014Wigan Warriors2940016
20153190036
201627130052
20171650020
Total1384000160

Representative career

In 2012, Bateman was named captain of the England Academy squad to tour Australia.

After an outstanding Super League 2015 season, Bateman was selected in the senior England team for their test series against New Zealand. Bateman made his début for England in a test match, before the series, against France which saw Bateman score two tries in England's rout of their opponents. For his outstanding efforts in the game, Bateman was awarded man-of-the-match.[16]

In October 2016, Bateman was selected in the England 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Bateman Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 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. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/45112383
  5. ↑ Murphy, Connor (26 April 2011). "Teenager Bateman gives encouraging début display for patched-up Bulls". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wigan 60-12 Bradford". BBC Sport. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Albert Goldthorpe Awards". totalrl.com. League Publications. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Aussies take the Bate – The Sun. Thesun.co.uk (31 July 2012). Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
  9. ↑ Ross Heppenstall (1 August 2012) Bradford Bulls young gun John Bateman attracting interest in Australia. advertiserseries.co.uk
  10. ↑ "Wigan sign Bradford back-rower John Bateman". BBC Sport. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. ↑ Heppenstall, Ross (21 April 2014). "John Bateman big interview: I bit their hands off when Wigan came calling". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Wigan Warriors Super League club probe gym 'fracas'". BBC News. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Wilkinson, Phil (7 June 2016). "Bateman situation "still the same"". Wigan Today. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "John Bateman: Wigan Warriors suspend England forward for alleged fracas". BBC Sport. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  15. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/45112383
  16. ↑ "England demolish France 84–4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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