Bradley Singleton (born 29 October 1992) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the

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and spent time on loan from Leeds at the Dewsbury Rams, Hunslet Hawks and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. Singleton has also played for the Toronto Wolfpack in the top tier.

Background

Singleton was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Singleton is a Barrow Island product and a former pupil of Alfred Barrow School.

Club career

Singleton made his début in 2011's Super League XVI, coming off the bench in a 46-12 win over Salford. He spent time on loan at Dewsbury Rams in 2012 and Wakefield Trinity in 2013, before being sent to Hunslet on dual registration. In 2011, Singleton broke into Leeds' first team and in 2015 was awarded the number 16 shirt and was part of Leeds' treble winning team. He played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium. He played in the

2015 Super League Grand Final The 2015 Super League Grand Final was the 18th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XX season. It was held on Saturday 10 October 2015, at Old Trafford, Manchester, with a 6pm kick-off time. The ...

victory over the Wigan Warriors at

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. He played in the

2017 Super League Grand Final The 2017 Super League Grand Final was the 20th official Grand Final championship-deciding game of the Super League XXII. It was held at Old Trafford, Manchester on 7 October 2017, kick off 18.00. Leeds Rhinos became champions for a record 8th t ...

victory over the

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. Singleton played in the

2020 Super League Grand Final The 2020 Super League Grand Final was the 23rd official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXV. The game was won 8–4 by St Helens R.F.C., St Helens over their local rivals Wigan Warriors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in ...

which Wigan lost 8-4 against St Helens. In round 17 of the

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, Singleton was sent off for fighting in Wigan's 50-6 victory over Leigh. In round 18 of the 2022 Super League season, Singleton was sent off in Wigan's 20-18 loss against St Helens at Magic Weekend for a dangerous high tackle.

International career

Singleton has honours at Under 15s and 16s level; representing England. He also captained England Academy against the French Schoolboys in a three test series. Singleton was named in Ireland's 2017 World Cup squad. England Knights 2013 vs Samoa.

Honours

Club

(2): 2015, 2017 * League Leaders' Shield (2): 2015,2020 *

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(2): 2015,2022 *

References

External links

Leeds Rhinos profileSL profile2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singleton, Brad 1992 births Living people Cumbria rugby league team players Dewsbury Rams players English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Hunslet R.L.F.C. players Ireland national rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league props Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness Toronto Wolfpack players Wakefield Trinity players Wigan Warriors players