Liam Sutcliffe
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| Born |
25 November 1994 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Loose forward, Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liam Sutcliffe (born 25 November 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
Career
Leeds
Sutcliffe featured in the pre-season friendly against Wakefield Trinity in the annual Boxing Day Festive Challenge. Liam broke into the 1st team due to a long term injury to Stand Off Danny McGuire. He made his début against St. Helens, and went on to play in the playoffs due to more injuries towards the end of the season. In his début season he went on to make 18 appearances and scored 7 tries.
In 2014 Sutcliffe featured in Round 1and played in the Challenge Cup Final. In his second season, he played 25 games and scored 10 tries and he also kicked 8 goals.
Sutcliffe featured in more games in 2015. He started games after captain Kevin Sinfield was injured and proved he could score and kick goals which kept Sinfield out of the starting 13. Unfortunate Sutcliffe had an ACL injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the season which meant he missed the Challenge Cup Final and Grand Final. He played 15 games scoring 6 times and kicking 25 goals.
After Sinfield retired at the end of 2015 Sutcliffe was promoted to the starting 13 and was given the number 14 shirt. He also played in the World Club Series against North Queensland Cowboys.
Bradford Bulls
In 2014 Sutcliffe was sent out on loan to the struggling Bradford Bulls on a one-month loan playing 4 games and scoring once before they were relegated.
Statistics
| Season | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2013 Leeds | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2014 Leeds | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 56 |
| 2014 Bradford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 Leeds | 15 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 74 |
| 2016 Leeds | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| Total | 71 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 190 |
Honours
References
- 1 2 "Liam Sutcliffe Leeds Rhinos". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ LRP
- ↑ loverugbyleague