Jason Golden (born 6 November 1985), also known by the nicknames of "Fleecey", "Golds", "The Golden Child" and "Tackle machine", is an English former professional rugby league footballer.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Golden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1985 Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editGolden was born in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
He was a product of the Leeds Rhinos academy, previously a junior for Oulton Raiders and Hunslet Parkside.
Career
editWhilst part of the Leeds academy he has helped them on their way to winning the 2003 Grand Final, scoring a hat-trick. He was a prominent fixture in the senior academy side before been moved out on loan to York City Knights, where he made 22 appearances and scored five tries,[4] and was selected in the 2006 National League One All Star team and named players' player 2006.
He made his Super League début in 2007 for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats following a pre-season move to the club, he spent 2 years with the Yorkshire side. Golden became a regular in the squad appearing 31 times. Golden joined London-based rugby league club Harlequins at the beginning of the 2009 season as part of coach Brian McDermott refresh of the team. He became an integral part of the London outfit until injury curtailed. Jason Golden returned to York, following his release from London, and was made club captain. Unfortunately, Golden's career was cut short due to a recurring pelvic injury.
Representative
editSelected for the under-18 Great Britain Academy team which beat Australia for the first time. Also played for England at under-18 level. He was also a constant fixture in the junior representative teams.
He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Appearances/Scorers - Season 2006". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
External links
edit- Harlequins profile[permanent dead link]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile