James Laithwaite (born 23 September 1991) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship and the Bradford Bulls in League 1.[2][3]
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| Full name | James Laithwaite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 1991[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 13 lb (101 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
Club career
editLaithwaite started his career at Warrington Wolves. He made his Super League début on loan with Hull Kingston Rovers during 2012. In 2012 he was also dual registered, and played for Leigh.[4] He eventually made his début for Warrington against Hull KR in March 2013.[5] A similar dual registration with Swinton for the 2013 season followed during which Laithwaite broke his ankle playing against Featherstone Rovers on 1 April 2013.[6]
Laithwaite suffered a broken leg in June 2015 which ruled him out for the 2016 Super League season. In July 2016 it was announced that he would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for the 2017 season.
In 2018 he was dual registered with the Bradford Bulls in the 2018 RFL League 1 where he made 12 appearances and scored 4 tries, however his season was cut short when he suffered a broken leg in the 36–16 victory over Hunslet R.L.F.C. Following this, Laithwaite announced his retirement from rugby league at the age of 27 to focus on his business career.[7]
Retirement
editIn 2019, at the age of 27, after suffering a fourth leg break during his time at Bradford, he decided to retire; and has gone into the healthy food business with his partner, Michelle McDowall.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "James Laithwaite". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Back rower James Laithwaite signs for Leigh Centurions". leighjournal.co.uk. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Warrington's James Laithwaite joins Hull KR on loan". bbc.co.uk. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Warrington lose James Laithwaite for six weeks after forward breaks ankle". skysports.com. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls: Kear says new boy Farrell can replicate Laithwaite". Telegraph & Argus. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Warrington Wolves forward James Laithwaite opens Fuel Hub". Warrington Guardian. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at torontowolfpack.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at warringtonwolves.com
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