Josh Walters (born 23 December 1994) is an English rugby union, formerly rugby league, footballer who plays as a Wing or Inside-Centre for Richmond F.C. in the National League 1.
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| Full name | Joshua Walters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1994 Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Inside-Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Leeds at the Hunslet Hawks and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. Walters also spent a season with Featherstone in the second tier.
Background
editWalters was born in Guildford, Surrey, England.
Playing career
editLeeds Rhinos
editA former rugby union player, Walters converted to league and joined Leeds Rhinos in 2013, making his Super League début in 2014 against Huddersfield Giants.[3] He went on to make 8 appearances that year, scoring three tries. He made a further 9 appearances in 2015 and was also dual registered with Hunslet Hawks.
Walters played from the bench in the 2015 Super League Grand Final, and scored the match-winning try in what was his first play-off appearance.[4]
Featherstone Rovers
editWalters joined Featherstone ahead of the 2019 Championship season.
London Broncos
editHe moved to the capital following the Broncos relegation at the conclusion of the 2019 Super League season.
Honours
editSuper League: 2015
League Leaders' Shield: 2015
Challenge Cup: 2015
Club statistics
edit| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
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| 2014 |  Leeds Rhinos |
Super League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | Leeds Rhinos |
Super League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 |  Hunslet Hawks |
Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Leeds Rhinos |
Super League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 |  Featherstone Rovers |
Championship | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 | Leeds Rhinos |
Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Featherstone Rovers |
Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Leeds Rhinos |
Super League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | Featherstone Rovers |
Championship | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | Featherstone Rovers |
Championship | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2020 |  London Broncos |
Championship | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | London Broncos |
Championship | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Club career total [5][6] | 129 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 124 | ||
References
editExternal links
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- London Broncos profile
- Leeds Rhinos profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Leeds Rhinos Academy profile
- SL profile
- website