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Bailey Hodgson (born 5 September 2002) is an English professional
rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
footballer who plays as a for the Leigh Leopards in the
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. He previously played for the
Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...
in the
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and Blacktown Workers in the
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Background

Hodgson was born in Hull,
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.He is the nephew of Parramatta Eels and English international Josh Hodgson.


Playing career


Castleford Tigers

In 2020, Hodgson made his
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début for
Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...
in round 17 against
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.


Newcastle Knights

In November 2020, Hodgson signed a three-year contract with
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n side Newcastle starting in 2021. After three injury riddled years at the Newcastle outfit, Hodgson parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 season, failing to play an NRL match.


Manly Sea Eagles & Blacktown Workers

On 6 November, it was reported that he had signed with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, on the supplementary list. He also appeared in pre-season ahead of the current campaign for Manly, but again failed to make a competitive senior appearance this year for the Sea Eagles. Instead, he has featured for their feeder club – the Blacktown Workers – in the New South Wales Cup.


Leigh Leopards

On 25 July 2024 it was reported that he had signed for
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in the
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on a 2½-year deal.


References


External links


Newcastle Knights profileCastleford Tigers profile
2002 births Living people Blacktown Workers players Castleford Tigers players English expatriate rugby league players English rugby league players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub