Jack Blagbrough
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| Born | 18 January 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 10 lb (106 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Blagbrough (born 18 January 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1.
He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Blagbbrough has played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship, and on loan from Sheffield at the York City Knights in Championship 1 and Oldham (Heritage № 1367) in the Championship. He has also played for the Leigh Centurions and York in the second tier.
Background[edit]
Jack Blagbrough was in the Huddersfield Giants Academy system and played his junior rugby league with the Newsome Panthers.[3]
Career[edit]
He made his Super League début for the Huddersfield Giants in 2013.[4]
He has previously played for the Sheffield Eagles[5] and on loan at the York City Knights[6] and the Oldham R.L.F.C.[7]
Blagbrough also studied Maths and Biology at the University of Leeds. He holds the university record for drinking 1 pint of Garlic Mayo with a time of 12.1 seconds. He also has a golf handicap of 302 and is widely known for a strong 'footwedge' game.[8]
In October 2017 he joined the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship on a three-year deal.[9]
In November 2018 he joined the York City Knights.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "More Panthers Join the Pro Ranks". Newsome Panthers ARLFC. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Eagles sign promising young Giants prop". League Express. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Sheffield Eagles re-sign trio of stars". Total RL. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Disallowed Blagbrough try signals end of York City Knights challenge". The York Press. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Sheffield Eagles may recall loan duo, says coach Mark Aston". The Star. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Jack Blagbrough". University of Leeds. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Leigh Centurions sign young pair Jack Blagbrough and Nick Gregson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "York City Knights sign prop Jack Blagbrough from Leigh Centurions". York Press. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.