Adam Swift (rugby league)
Adam Swift is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.
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Born | St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 20 October 2019 |
He has played for St Helens in the Super League, and spent time on loan from the Saints at Whitehaven in the Championship, and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1 and the Championship. Swift has also spent time away from St Helens on loan at the Sheffield Eagles and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He has played his entire Super League career to date at St Helens, with whom he won the 2014 Super League Grand Final.
Background
Adam Swift was born and has lived in St Helens, Merseyside, England all his life. In his secondary education, he attended Cowley International College.
Career
Swift made his St. Helens Super League début in 2012.
His number was 26 but for the 2014 season, he will wear number 5 as first choice winger.
Swift made some appearances for Whitehaven as fullback on dual registration from St. Helens.
St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Swift was selected to play on the wing in their 14-6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[6][7][8][9]
References
- "Adam Swift St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- loverugbyleague
- Rugby League Project
- Superleague.co.uk profile
- love rugby league
- Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.