Luke George
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| Full name | Luke George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1987 Huddersfield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke George (born 30 October 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. Luke George's usual position is centre and he can play on the wing.
Huddersfield Giants
[edit]Luke is already popular at Huddersfield. On his home début in his hometown, he scored a hat-trick resulting in the Giants merchandise teams selling 'Luke George wigs'.
Bradford Bulls
[edit]Mid-way through the 2013 season the Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed George for the 2014 and 2015 seasons by signing him on a 2 Year Deal.
2014
George missed the pre-season games against Hull FC, Dewsbury Rams and Castleford Tigers due to injury.
He missed Round 1 due to injury. He featured in Round 2 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 3 (London Broncos). George was injured for Round 4. He featured in Round 5 (Huddersfield Giants). Luke was injured for Round 6–7. Luke featured in Round 12 (St. Helens) to Round 13 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 15 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 17 (Hull Kingston Rovers). Luke featured in Round 21 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 25 (Castleford Tigers). George played in Round 5 (Catalans Dragons) to the Quarter Final (Warrington Wolves) of the Challenge Cup. He scored against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (1 try), Warrington Wolves (1 try) and Huddersfield Giants (2 tries).
| Season | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Genealogical Information
[edit]Luke George is the son of the rugby league footballer Wilf George, and the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Marcus George.[4] He is of Trinidadian descent through his father.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Wildcats squad: Luke George". Yorkshire Post. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history". Widnes Vikings. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Luke George
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
- Wakefield sign youngster George
- George handed new Wakefield deal
- Wildcats squad: Luke George
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- Sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- English rugby league players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Huddersfield
- Rugby league wingers
- Wakefield Trinity players