David Hodgson (rugby league)
Personal information | |
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| Full name | David Hodgson |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) |
| Position | Wing / Full-Back |
David Hodgson (born August 8 1981) plays for the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team. He has represented Great Britain, England and Yorkshire.
David began his career at Halifax in 1999, before moving to Wigan in 2000, a tribunal fixing a £45,000 fee.
In 2003 he was Wigan’s top try scorer with 20. Prior to joining Salford he had made 122 Super League appearances in which time he scored 48 tries.
David signed for the Reds from Wigan when his contract was up at the end of 2004, following bad injury. He regained full fitness at Salford, and had a fantastic 2006- which saw him named in the GB standby squad for the Tri-Nations, the engage Super League Dream Team and also being named Supporter's Player of the Year and Player's Player of the Year at the Reds' prestigious annual awards ceremony. The club finished their highest ever in Super League (5th), and went on to the end of season play-offs for the first time.
In June 2007 Hodgson was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France [1]
On the November 10 he made his first appearance of Great Britain's test series against New Zealand and scored.
In September 2007 he signed for the Huddersfield Giants, following Salford's relegation from Super League
References
- ^ "Eight new faces in Lions squad". BBC. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-12.