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Liam Hood
Personal information
Full nameLiam Hood
Born (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 33)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight12 st 6 lb (79 kg)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–14 Leeds Rhinos 5 3 0 0 12
2012(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 12 2 0 0 8
2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 19 5 0 0 20
2014(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 15 12 0 0 48
2015 Salford Red Devils 22 1 0 0 4
2016 Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0
2016–18 Leigh Centurions 80 26 0 0 104
2019 Widnes Vikings 4 2 0 0 8
2019–21 Leigh Centurions 67 19 0 0 48
2022– Wakefield Trinity 71 20 0 0 80
Total 299 90 0 0 332
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– Scotland 10 1 0 0 4
Source: As of 24 October 2024

Liam Hood (born 6 January 1992) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

He previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship and the Hunslet Hawks in the Championship and Championship 1. Hood has also played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and the Swinton Lions, Leigh Centurions and the Widnes Vikings in the Championship.

Background

Hood was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Leeds Rhinos

Hood signed a professional contract with Leeds in 2009 and made his début in 2011 against Castleford scoring a controversial try that was given even though he was just short of the try line. Later on in the season he was loaned to Dewsbury where he made 12 appearances scoring twice. Between 2013 and 2014 he was on dual registration at Hunslet, making 34 appearances and scoring 17 tries. He left Leeds in 2014 after making 5 appearances and scoring three tries.

Salford Red Devils

Hood joined Salford for the 2016 season after being released by Leeds. He made 22 appearances scoring only once. He was one of many players to be released at the end of 2015.

Leigh Centurions

On 10 August 2020, it was confirmed that Hood had re-signed for Leigh.

Wakefield Trinity

On 17 August 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. Hood made 21 appearances for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.

International career

Liam made his international début for Scotland in the 2012 European Cup.

In October and November 2015, Liam played for Scotland in the 2015 European Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Liam Hood Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. Loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Leigh Centurions Confirm Re-Signing Of Liam Hood". www.leighrl.co.uk. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "Wakefield Trinity sign Tom Lineham and Liam Hood for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. "Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win". www.skysports.com.

External links

Wakefield Trinity – current squad
Scotland squad – 2016 Rugby League Four Nations
Scotland squad – 2021 Rugby League World Cup
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