Eddie Battye

Edward "Eddie" Battye (born 24 July 1991) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.

Eddie Battye
Personal information
Full nameEdward Battye
Born (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991
Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Sheffield Eagles 1 1 0 0 4
2012 Villeneuve Leopards 17 3 0 0 12
2013–15 Sheffield Eagles 76 5 0 0 20
2016–21 London Broncos 110 11 0 0 44
2020(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 8 1 0 0 4
2021– Wakefield Trinity 0 0 0 0 0
Total 212 21 0 0 84
As of 24 January 2021
Source: [1][2][3]

He has previously played for the Sheffield Eagles over two separate spells in the Championship, the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the London Broncos in the Championship and the Super League. Battye has also spent time on loan from the Broncos at Wakefield in the Super League.

Background

Battye was born in England. He was brought up on a buffalo farm in Penistone, South Yorkshire.[4]

Aside from rugby league, Eddie loves the darts and attended Alexandra Palace to watch a live event, dressed in medieval monk attire.

Career

Sheffield Eagles

Battye played junior rugby league for Hillsborough Hawks and signed with the Sheffield Eagles and made his Championship debut in 2011.

After a spell in France playing for Villeneuve Leopards he returned to the Eagles and became a regular, featuring in their Championship winning team in 2013. He joined London Broncos in 2016.

In 2017 Battye was kept out of rugby league for approx. 4 months due to a knee injury.

London Broncos

Eddie put in a man of the match performance in the first game of the 2018 Qualifiers against Widnes Vikings at The Halton stadium. His team London Broncos came out 20-21 winners in an enthralling game at The Halton stadium in Widnes. Battye is sponsored by Brian and Edward Courtney.

Eddie Battye put in an outstanding performance and contributed a try in an outstanding team effort to defeat the Wigan Warriors in an 18-16 thriller on 9 March 2019.

Wakefield Trinity

On 24 Jan 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.[5]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. itsrugby
  4. Bower, Aaron. "London Broncos' Eddie Battye goes from buffalo farmer to Super League". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. "Eddie Battye: Wakefield Trinity sign London Broncos prop". BBC Sport. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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