Joel Hodgson (rugby player)

Joel Hodgson (born 1 August 1992) is an English rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.

Joel Hodgson
Birth nameJoel James Hodgson
Date of birth (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992
Place of birthNewcastle upon Tyne, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) [1]
SchoolRoyal Grammar School Newcastle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half, Fly-half
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–
Newcastle Falcons
→Rotherham Titans
Northampton Saints
Yorkshire Carnegie
Newcastle Falcons
37
3
5
24
68
(107)
(15)
(0)
(79)
(266)
Correct as of 19 May 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014 England U19 (3)

He first started with Newcastle Falcons from the summer of 2010. On 13 June 2014, he left Kingston Park to join Northampton Saints from the 2014-15 season in the Aviva Premiership.[2] After one season at Northampton, he departed to join Yorkshire Carnegie on a one-year deal in the RFU Championship from the 2015-16 season.[3] On 21 April 2016, it was announced he would rejoin Newcastle Falcons.

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Newcastle Falcons". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. "Northampton Saints sign Newcastle half-back Joel Hodgson". Sky Sports. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. "Northampton half-back Joel Hodgson join Yorkshire Carnegie". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.


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