Adam Swift (rugby league)

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Adam Swift
Adam Swift Saints.jpg
Personal information
Born (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 28)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–19 St Helens 130 86 0 0 344
2013(loan) → Whitehaven 5 3 0 0 12
2013(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 2 2 0 0 8
2014(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 3 3 0 0 12
2018(loan) → Sheffield Eagles 4 3 0 0 12
2019(loan) → Leigh Centurions 1 2 0 0 8
2020– Hull F.C. 16 11 0 0 44
Total 161 110 0 0 440
As of 15 June 2021
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Adam Swift (born (1993-02-20)20 February 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.

He has played for St Helens in the Super League, and spent time on loan from the Saints at Whitehaven in the Championship, and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1 and the Championship. Swift has also spent time away from St Helens on loan at the Sheffield Eagles and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He won the 2014 Super League Grand Final with his hometown club St Helens.

Background[]

Adam Swift was born and has lived in St Helens, Merseyside, England all his life. In his secondary education, he attended Cowley International College.

Career[]

Swift made his St Helens Super League début in 2012.

His number was 26 but for the 2014 season, he wore the number 5 as first choice winger.

Swift made some appearances for Whitehaven as fullback on dual registration from St Helens.

St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Swift was selected to play on the wing in their 14-6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[6][7][8][9]

In round 9 of the 2021 Super League season, Swift scored two tries for Hull F.C. in a 30-12 victory over Castleford.[10] The following week, he scored another two tries as Hull F.C. defeated Leigh 64-22.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Adam Swift St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ Superleague.co.uk profile
  5. ^ love rugby league
  6. ^ Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ^ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. ^ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  9. ^ "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Adam Swift and Mahe Fonua set Hull FC on course for 30-12 win over Castleford Tigers". www.skysports.com.
  11. ^ "Leigh Centurions 22-64 Hull FC - Savelio grabs treble in 12-try rout". www.bbc.co.uk.

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