Joe Greenwood (born 2 April 1993) is an English professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a forward for the
Huddersfield Giants
The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league sy ...
in the
Super League
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,
the
England Knights
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and
England
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at international level.
He played for
St Helens and the
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...
in the
Super League
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, and on loan from
Wigan
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at the
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...
in the top flight. Greenwood has also played for the
Gold Coast Titans
The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership, Australia's elite rugby league competition. Since 2008, the ...
in the
NRL
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.
Background
Greenwood was born in
Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
,
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...
, England.
He played his junior rugby league for the
Saddleworth
Saddleworth is a civil parishes in England, civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and Hamlet (place), hamlets as well as suburbs of Oldham on the Saddleworth Moor, west ...
Rangers club.
Career
St Helens
In 2014 won the Super League Championship with St Helens.
Gold Coast Titans
On 20 February 2017, he signed to play for the
Gold Coast in the
National Rugby League
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.
Wigan Warriors
He played in the
2018 Super League Grand Final
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victory over
Warrington
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at
Old Trafford
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.
Leeds Rhinos (loan)
On 25 February 2020, Wigan allowed Greenwood to sign a short eight-week loan with Leeds. On 16 March, the
Rugby Football League
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announced the
postponement all rugby league fixtures in England due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, and Greenwood returned to Wigan without making an appearance for Leeds when the competition restarted in August.
Wigan Warriors (return)
He 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 over their local rivals Wigan Warriors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the first S ...
which Wigan lost 8-4 against St Helens.
Huddersfield Giants
On 10 December 2020, it was announced that Greenwood would be joining Huddersfield on a two-year deal from the 2021 season.
In round 2 of the 2021 Super League season, he was sent off after a dangerous high tackle in Huddersfield's 20-10 loss against the
Catalans Dragons
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.
On 28 May 2022, Greenwood played for Huddersfield in their
2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
.
Greenwood played 14 matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.
Greenwood played 14 games for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season as the club finished 9th for a second consecutive year.
International career
In July 2018 he was selected in the
England Knights
England Knights is the feeder team for the England national rugby league team. The Knights play a key role in the development of emerging talent, allowing players to gain experience in an international environment and to compete for a place in ...
Performance squad.
Greenwood made his full international début v
New Zealand
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at
Elland Road
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, Leeds on 11 November 2018, coming off the bench in the 0-34 defeat.
In 2019 he was selected for the
England Knights
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against
Jamaica
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at
Headingley Rugby Stadium
Headingley Rugby Stadium (known as AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium due to sponsorship) is a rugby league stadium in Headingley, Leeds and shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground. It is the home ground of the Leeds Rhinos, and is the ...
.
Personal
Joe Greenwood's older brother,
James Greenwood, also plays as a professional.
References
External links
Wigan Warriors profileSL profileGold Coast Titans profileSt Helens profileSaints Heritage Society profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwood, Joe
1993 births
Living people
England Knights national rugby league team players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Gold Coast Titans players
Huddersfield Giants players
Rugby league players from Oldham
Rugby league second-rows
St Helens R.F.C. players
Wigan Warriors players