Reiss Butterworth (born 7 December 1998) 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 ...

player who plays as a for

Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They play home games at the Olympic Legacy Park and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Sheffield's on ...

in the

Betfred Championship The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) after the Super League. Intr ...

. He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system and played for the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

Background

Butterworth was born in

Sharlston Sharlston is a village and civil parish, situated east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756, reducing to 2,663 ...

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, England.

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

2017 - 2017 Season Butterworth featured in 2017 pre-season friendlies against

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 ...

and

Keighley Cougars The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Cougar Park and compete in RFL League 1, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, British rugby le ...

. He then featured in Round 20 and Round 21. Butterwoth also featured in the Championship Shield Game 5 against the

. Riess also played in the

2017 Challenge Cup The 2017 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the Challenge Cup the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a num ...

in Round 4. At the end of the season Butterworth signed a three-year contract extension with the Bulls. 2018 - 2018 Season Butterworth featured in the pre-season friendlies against

Halifax R.L.F.C. The Halifax Panthers are a professional rugby league club in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They play home games at The Shay and compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rugby league system, British rugby lea ...

and

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England that compete in RFL League 1, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. History 1875–1887: Dewsbury Athl ...

. He was sent on loan to

Batley Bulldogs The Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club in Batley, West Yorkshire, who play in the Championship. Batley were one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. ...

for a month. Following his loan spell he was sent on loan to

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 ...

until the end of the season as part of a swap/loan deal for James Green.

Huddersfield

The young spent most of his time out on loan with

and, most recently,

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC, based in York, England. The club play their home games at York Community Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of Briti ...

for whom he scored against

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the League 1, the third tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs tha ...

in the 2020 Coral Challenge Cup.

Dewsbury Rams

On 28 November 2020, it was announced that Butterworth had signed for

Hull KR

On 17 October 2023, it was reported that he had signed for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

on a one-year deal (with an option to extend for a further 12 months).

London Broncos (loan)

On 7 Mar 2024 it was reported that he had signed for the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, England. They play their home games at Plough Lane and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rugby le ...

in the

Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...

on short-term 2-week loan.

Dewsbury Rams (loan)

On 22 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

RFL Championship The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in British rugby league system, Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) ...

on short-term loan

Sheffield Eagles

On 10 Nov 2024 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

References

External links

Huddersfield Giants profileBradford Bulls profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butterworth, Reiss 1998 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Bradford Bulls players Dewsbury Rams captains Dewsbury Rams players English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players London Broncos players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Wakefield Rugby league second-rows Sheffield Eagles players York Knights players 21st-century English sportsmen