Eddie Battye
Edward "Eddie" Battye (born 24 July 1991) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Edward Battye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1991 Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship, and the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship.
Background
Battye was born in England. He was brought up on a buffalo farm in Penistone, South Yorkshire.[4]
Aside from rugby league, Eddie loves the darts and attended Alexandra Palace to watch a live event dressed in medieval monk attire.
Career
Battye played junior rugby league for Hillsborough Hawks and signed with the Sheffield Eagles and made his Championship debut in 2011. After a spell in France playing for Villeneuve Leopards he returned to the Eagles and became a regular, featuring in their Championship winning team in 2013. He joined London Broncos in 2016.
In 2017 Battye was kept out of rugby league for approx 4 months due to a knee injury.
Eddie put in a man of the match performance in the first game of the 2018 Qualifiers against Widnes at The Halton stadium. His team London Broncos came out 20-21 winners in an enthralling game at The Halton stadium in Widnes. Battye is sponsored by Brian and Edward Courtney.
Eddie Battye put in an outstanding performance and contributed a try in an outstanding team effort to defeat the Wigan Warriors in an 18-16 thriller on 9 March 2019.
References
- Rugby League Project
- loverugbyleague
- itsrugby
- Bower, Aaron. "London Broncos' Eddie Battye goes from buffalo farmer to Super League". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
