Luke Briscoe (born 11 March 1994) is an English
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a er or for the
Doncaster RLFC
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in the
RFL Championship
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.
He started his career at the
Leeds
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club, playing on loan at
Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...
in the
Super League
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,
Hunslet
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It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside (ward), Hunslet and Riverside ward of Lee ...
in
Championship 1 and the
Kingstone Press Championship
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, and
Featherstone
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in the
Kingstone Press Championship
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. He played for
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
Featherstone ...
in the Championship and joined
Leeds
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on loan in the top flight. He then spent time away from
Leeds
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on
dual registration with
Featherstone Rovers
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Featherstone ...
in the
Betfred Championship
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.
Background
Briscoe was born in
Featherstone
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,
West Yorkshire
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, England. He is the brother of
England national rugby league team
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winger
Tom Briscoe who also played for the
Leeds Rhinos
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.
Career
Leeds
He is signed for the 2012 season onwards, he signed a professional contract 22 September 2011.
He joined
Leeds
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on 22 September 2012, after playing his youth career at
Hull F.C.
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He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made three appearances for Leeds and scored once on his début. He was released at the end of the 2015 season.
Wakefield Trinity
Briscoe spent the 2014 Super League season at
Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...
on a one-year loan deal. However, he only made two appearances and returned to Leeds.
Hunslet RLFC
Briscoe was sent on loan to Hunslet for the rest of the season and played 18 games, scoring 6 tries.
Leeds Rhinos
On 19 June 2018 it was reported that he had signed for
Leeds
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in the
Super League
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.
Featherstone Rovers (re-join)
On 27 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed for
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
Featherstone ...
in the
RFL Championship
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in a permanent move
On 28 May 2022, Briscoe played for Featherstone in their
2022 RFL 1895 Cup
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final loss against
Leigh
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Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
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.
Doncaster RLFC
On 10 November 2023 it was reported that he had signed for
Doncaster RLFC
Doncaster Rugby League Football Club is a professional rugby league, rugby league football club, based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They play home games at the Keepmoat Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Champion ...
in the
RFL Championship
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on a two-year deal.
References
External links
Leeds Rhinos profileFeatherstone Rovers profileSL profile
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1994 births
Living people
English rugby league players
Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
Featherstone Rovers players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Leeds Rhinos players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Featherstone
Rugby league wingers
Wakefield Trinity players