Jodie Broughton
Encyclopedia
Jodie Broughton is a rugby league
player for Salford City Reds
in the European Super League
. He plays as a centre or wing. He is the half-brother of former Leeds teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan
and is considered by many to be the fastest player in the competition. In 2011, Broughton was named Fastest Man in Super League.
Academy in 2006. In the 2007 season he made 15 appearances for the Junior side scoring 10 tries.
He made his club and Super League debut two days later at Odsal in a 36-22 defeat to the Bradford Bulls
.
A week later he scored his first Super League try in a 24-22 loss to Warrington Wolves
. He went on to make a total of 5 appearance for the Airlie Birds over the season.
Following his return to Leeds, Broughton was again the subject of a loan move to Hull when he signed for a second stint on 16 April 2009.
He scored a brace of tries in Hulls 37-22 defeat to Wakefield
on 13 June 2009.
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. He plays as a centre or wing. He is the half-brother of former Leeds teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan
Jamie Jones-Buchanan
Jamie Jones-Buchanan is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Leeds of Super League. An England international representative second-rower, he has played his entire professional career to date with Leeds and has won four Super League championships with the club.His Leeds...
and is considered by many to be the fastest player in the competition. In 2011, Broughton was named Fastest Man in Super League.
Early career
Broughton began playing Rugby League for local sides Milford and Queens and was also selected to represent the Leeds Service Area. He has won a number of competitions including the Leeds and District Cup, Yorkshire Cup, National Cup, West Riding Cup and the Yorkshire combination league/cup.Leeds Rhinos
Broughton signed for the Leeds RhinosLeeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
Academy in 2006. In the 2007 season he made 15 appearances for the Junior side scoring 10 tries.
Hull
On 20 June 2008 Broughton signed for Hull on a months loan.He made his club and Super League debut two days later at Odsal in a 36-22 defeat to the Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
.
A week later he scored his first Super League try in a 24-22 loss to Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
. He went on to make a total of 5 appearance for the Airlie Birds over the season.
Following his return to Leeds, Broughton was again the subject of a loan move to Hull when he signed for a second stint on 16 April 2009.
He scored a brace of tries in Hulls 37-22 defeat to Wakefield
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
on 13 June 2009.
Salford City Reds
He joined Salford for 2010 and has since seen his career flourish at the Greater Manchester club establishing himself in the Reds first team and being drafted into the England training squad.Personal life
Broughton is unusual in that he also holds a part time job with Wates Construction, as a trainee quantity surveyor based on a building site in Doncaster and is also studying part time for a degree at the University of SalfordUniversity of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
.