Callum McLelland

Callum McLelland (born 16 September 1999) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Cal McLelland
Personal information
Full nameCallum McLelland
Born (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–21 Leeds Rhinos 16 1 0 0 4
2019(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 12 4 0 0 16
2020(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 3 1 0 0 4
2022– Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Scotland 2 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]
As of 13 October 2021

He has spent time on loan from Leeds at Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.

Background

McLelland was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. He is known to be a huge Pokémon collector dating his collections back to 2005 including a PSA 10 Charizard.

Callum's youth career saw him play for his local team Castleford Lock Lane for a number of years before being picked up by the Castleford Tigers Academy.

Playing career

Leeds Rhinos

In 2019 Mclelland Crossed codes from Rugby Union and signed for the Leeds Rhinos on a three and a half year contract. He made professional debut for Leeds against Workington Town in the Challenge Cup.[3] Mclelland made a handful of appearances for the Rhinos impressing on multiple occasions catching the eye of the Scotland Coaches.

Castleford Tigers

McLelland joined the Castleford Tigers on 11 October 2021 on a 2-year deal with an option of a further 2 years[4]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Challenge Cup: Leeds Rhinos 78-6 Workington Town". BBC. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. "Callum McLelland explains reasons for Castleford return". Love Rugby League. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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