Luke Briscoe
FullnameLuke Briscoe
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Birth date11 March 1994 (age 32)
Birth placeFeatherstone, West Yorkshire, England
Club 1Leeds Rhinos
Year1start2012
Year1end16
Appearances 110
Tries 12
Goals 10
Fieldgoals 10
Points 18
Club 2→ Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Year2start2014(loan)
Appearances 22
Tries 20
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 20
Club 3→ Hunslet Hawks
Year3start2014(loan)
Appearances 37
Tries 31
Goals 30
Fieldgoals 30
Points 34
Club 4→ Hunslet Hawks
Year4start2015(loan)
Appearances 417
Tries 47
Goals 40
Fieldgoals 40
Points 428
Club 5→ Featherstone Rovers
Year5start2016(loan)
Appearances 510
Tries 55
Goals 50
Fieldgoals 50
Points 520
Club 6Featherstone Rovers
Year6start2017
Year6end18
Appearances 644
Tries 643
Goals 60
Fieldgoals 60
Points 6172
Club 7→ Leeds Rhinos
Year7start2018(loan)
Appearances 710
Tries 75
Goals 70
Fieldgoals 70
Points 720
Club 8Leeds Rhinos
Year8start2019
Year8end21
Appearances 846
Tries 813
Goals 80
Fieldgoals 80
Points 852
Club 9→ Featherstone Rovers
Year9start2019(DR)
Appearances 917
Tries 910
Goals 90
Fieldgoals 90
Points 940
Club 10→ Featherstone Rovers
Year10start2020(loan)
Appearances 101
Tries 101
Goals 100
Fieldgoals 100
Points 104
Club 11Featherstone Rovers
Year11start2022

Luke Briscoe (born 11 March 1994) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for Doncaster in the RFL Championship.

He started his career at the Leeds club, playing on loan at Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, Hunslet in Championship 1 and the Kingstone Press Championship, and Featherstone in the Kingstone Press Championship. He played for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship and joined Leeds on loan in the top flight. He then spent time away from Leeds on dual registration with Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Briscoe was born in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. He is the brother of England national rugby league team winger Tom Briscoe who also played for the Leeds Rhinos.[citation needed]

Career

Leeds

He is signed for the 2012 season onwards, he signed a professional contract 22 September 2011.

He joined Leeds on 22 September 2012, after playing his youth career at Hull F.C.

He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made three appearances for Leeds and scored once on his début. He was released at the end of the 2015 season.[citation needed]

Wakefield Trinity

Briscoe spent the 2014 Super League season at Wakefield Trinity on a one-year loan deal. However, he only made two appearances and returned to Leeds.[citation needed]

Hunslet RLFC

Briscoe was sent on loan to Hunslet for the rest of the season and played 18 games, scoring 6 tries.[citation needed]

Leeds Rhinos

On 19 June 2018 it was reported that he had signed for Leeds in the Super League.[1]

Featherstone Rovers (re-join)

On 27 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship in a permanent move[2] On 28 May 2022, Briscoe played for Featherstone in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final loss against Leigh.[3]

Doncaster RLFC

On 10 November 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Leeds Rhinos sign record try scorer Luke Briscoe from Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 Jun 2018. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021.
  2. ^ "Luke Briscoe "honoured" to return to hometown club". Love Rugby League. 27 Oct 2021. Retrieved 26 Dec 2021.
  3. ^ "Featherstone Rovers: 1895 Cup final defeat to Leigh Centurions gives Brian McDermott's side signal of their progress". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
  4. ^ "Former Leeds Rhinos ace makes cross-county Championship switch following departure from Featherstone Rovers". Love Rugby League. 10 Nov 2023.