Evan Hodgson
Evan Hodgson (born 14 September 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship.[3]
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| Full name | Evan Hodgson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1998 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 6 lb (92 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hodgson has spent time on loan from Bradford at Doncaster in the Betfred Championship.
Background
Hodgson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system.
Playing career
Bradford Bulls
2017 - 2017 Season
Hodgson featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars.
Evan featured in Round 10 (Halifax R.L.F.C.) to Round 13 (Sheffield Eagles). Hodgson also featured in the Championship Shield Game 5 (Sheffield Eagles) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). Evan also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers). He scored against Featherstone Rovers (1 try) and Sheffield Eagles (1 try).[4]
At the end of the season Hodgson signed a 3 Year contract extension with the Bulls.[5]
2018 - 2018 Season
Hodgson featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax R.L.F.C., Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams.
2019 - 2019 Season
Evan featured in the pre-season friendly against York City Knights.
Evan featured in Round 11 (Barrow Raiders). Hodgson played in the 2019 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Keighley Cougars).
2020 - 2020 Season
Evan featured in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rhinos, Dewsbury Rams and York City Knights.
Hodgson played in Round 1 (London Broncos) to Round 3 (Featherstone Rovers). Evan also featured in the 2020 Challenge Cup in Round 5 (Wakefield Trinity).
Newcastle Thunder
At the end of the season he signed for the Newcastle Thunder.[6]
Sheffield Eagles
On 10 Jun 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship[7]
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2017 Bradford Bulls | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 Bradford Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Bradford Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Bradford Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
References
- "Bulls". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- RLP
- "Match Report". Rugby League Project. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "Baby Bulls slip out of Challenge Cup with heads held high". Telegraph and Argus. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Bradford Bulls snap up young trio Reiss Butterworth, Evan Hodgson and Olly Wilson". Telegraph and Argus. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Evan Hodgson leaves Bradford Bulls for Newcastle Thunder". Telegraph & Argus. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- "Sheffield snap up Evan Hodgson following Newcastle Thunder release". Love Rugby League. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.