Callum McLelland
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| Full name | Callum McLelland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1999 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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[]
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Challenge Cup: Leeds Rhinos 78-6 Workington Town". BBC. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Callum McLelland explains reasons for Castleford return". Love Rugby League. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
External links[]
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Castleford Tigers players
- English people of Scottish descent
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Pontefract
- Scotland national rugby league team players
- Scottish rugby league biography stubs