Liam Hood
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Full name | Liam Hood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | 6 January 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 12 st 6 lb (79 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 13 October 2021 |
Liam Hood (born 6 January 1992) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship and the Hunslet Hawks in the Championship and Championship 1. Hood has also played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and the Swinton Lions, Leigh Centurions and the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
Background[]
Hood was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Career[]
Leeds Rhinos[]
Hood signed a professional contract with Leeds in 2009 and made his début in 2011 against Castleford scoring a controversial try that was given even though he was just short of the try line. Later on in the season he was loaned to Dewsbury where he made 12 appearances scoring twice. Between 2013 and 2014 he was on dual registration at Hunslet, making 34 appearances and scoring 17 tries. He left Leeds in 2014 after making 5 appearances and scoring three tries.
Salford Red Devils[]
Hood joined Salford for the 2016 season after being released by Leeds. He made 22 appearances scoring only once. He was one of many players to be released at the end of 2015.
Leigh Centurions[]
On 10 August 2020, it was confirmed that Hood had re-signed for Leigh[4]
Wakefield Trinity[]
On 17 August 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League[5]
International career[]
Liam made his international début for Scotland in the 2012 European Cup.
In October and November 2015, Liam played for Scotland in the 2015 European Cup.
References[]
- ^ a b "Liam Hood Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Leigh Centurions Confirm Re-Signing Of Liam Hood". www.leighrl.co.uk. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Wakefield Trinity sign Tom Lineham and Liam Hood for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Dewsbury Rams players
- English people of Scottish descent
- English rugby league players
- Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Leigh Centurions captains
- Leigh Centurions players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Bradford
- Salford Red Devils players
- Scotland national rugby league team players
- Swinton Lions players
- Wakefield Trinity players