Greg Eden

Greg Eden (born (1990-11-14)14 November 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or fullback for the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League, and the England Knights at international level.

Greg Eden
Personal information
Full nameGregory Eden
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Castleford Tigers 3 1 0 0 4
2012 Huddersfield Giants 27 13 0 0 52
2013–15 Hull Kingston Rovers 39 24 0 0 96
2014(loan) → Salford Red Devils 5 1 0 0 4
2014(DR) → Gateshead Thunder 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Brisbane Broncos 7 2 0 0 8
2017– Castleford Tigers 75 80 0 0 320
Total 158 121 0 0 484
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 England Knights 1 0 0 0 0
As of 27 December 2020
Source: [1][2]

He has previously played for Castleford, Huddersfield Giants and Hull Kingston Rovers in Super League, and the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He has spent time on loan from Hull KR at the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and on dual registration at the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

Eden is renowned for his lightning pace and his prolific finishing ability.

Background

Eden was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Greg Eden is the son of the rugby league footballer Phil Eden.

Club career

Castleford Tigers

Eden made his senior début for Castleford against the Warrington Wolves on 1 July 2011, scoring and assisting a try.[3]

Huddersfield Giants

Eden signed for the Huddersfield Giants from the Castleford Tigers in the winter of 2011 and made an immediate impact in the Super League, establishing himself as first choice fullback at the Huddersfield Giants within weeks of the season beginning. He was rewarded with a long term deal until the end of the 2015 season.[4]

Hull Kingston Rovers

Eden moved to Hull Kingston Rovers in the winter of 2012, signing a three-year deal.[5] He made 39 appearances for the club across 2 seasons, scoring 24 tries.

Salford Red Devils (loan)

On 25 April 2014, Greg Eden joined the Salford Red Devils on a 1-month loan deal.[6][7] In May, this was subsequently extended on a week-by-week basis, with Hull KR able to recall him at any chosen period.[8] The Robins exercised this right in June following a serious injury to fullback Ben Cockayne.[9]

Gateshead Thunder (dual registration)

Eden made 2 appearances for Gateshead in 2014, through their dual-registration arrangement with Hull KR.

Brisbane Broncos

On 1 September 2014, Eden signed with Brisbane Broncos, boosting their Fullback ranks after the Broncos showed great interest in him.[10] In February 2016, Eden returned to the UK to play in the World Club Series against the Wigan Warriors, scoring a try for the Broncos.

Castleford Tigers

In June 2016 Eden agreed upon a 2-year contract with hometown Super League side Castleford Tigers for the upcoming season starting in 2017.[11]

Eden was given the squad number 5 prior to the start of the season, and played the majority of matches on Castleford's left wing. He scored 38 Super League tries in his first season back at Castleford, including 5 hat-tricks against Leeds twice, Widnes, Leigh and Warrington. Eden topped the try scoring charts and was named in the Super League Dream Team for this season.[12] He played at fullback in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford, after Zak Hardaker was suspended two days before the game following a failed drugs test.[13][14][15][16]

Eden's excellent strike rate for the Tigers was rewarded with a three-year contract extension in 2018.[17] However, his season was limited to just 15 appearances following a hamstring injury.[18] Despite this, he still scored 18 tries. In the first match of 2020, Eden scored a trademark length-of-the-field try against Toronto Wolfpack, before hyper extending his knee in the second half.[19]

International career

In September 2012 Eden was selected in the England Knights squad.[20]

Eden made his international début for England Knights on 28 October 2012 in the 62-24 Alitalia Cup series win over Scotland at the Meggetland Stadium in Edinburgh.[21][22]

Career records

Castleford's most tries scored in a match record is 5-tries, and is jointly held by; Derek Foster against Hunslet on 10 November 1972, John Joyner against Millom on 16 September 1973, Stephen Fenton against Dewsbury on 27 January 1978, Ian French against Hunslet on 9 February 1986, St. John Ellis against Whitehaven on 10 December 1989, and Greg Eden against Warrington on 11 June 2017.[23] Eden became the first player to achieve this for Castleford in the Super League era.

Eden's 41 tries for Castleford in 2017 places him second for the most tries scored in a single season for Castleford, behind Denny Solomona's 42 in 2016, ahead of St. John Ellis' 40 in 1993-94.[23]

Eden's 38 Super League tries in 2017 places him second for the most tries scored in a single Super League season, behind Denny Solomona's 40 in 2016, ahead of Lesley Vainikolo's 36 in 2004.[24]

Eden holds the record for fastest hat-trick in rugby league history; his treble against Leigh on 29 May 2017 took just 4 minutes 59 seconds, beating Shaun Johnson's record 6 minutes 30 seconds for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra Raiders in 2013.[25][26]

Eden is believed to hold the record for the most consecutive hat-tricks; in 2017, he scored trebles in 4 successive matches (against St Helens, Leeds, Widnes and Leigh), which is believed to be a first in the professional game.[25]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "King treble tames Tigers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "Huddersfield Giants full-back Greg Eden pens new deal". BBC Sport. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. "Hull KR sign Greg Eden from Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. "Eden joins Salford ranks". superleague.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. "Salford Red Devils: Greg Eden joins on loan from Hull KR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  8. Bower, Aaron (22 May 2014). "Greg Eden extends loan deal at Salford Red Devils". Total Rugby League - TotalRL.com | League Express | Rugby League World. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. "Super League: Hull KR recall Greg Eden from his loan with Salford City Red Devils". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. "Fullback options rise for Broncos". Courier Mail. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  11. "Greg Eden: Castleford Tigers re-sign Brisbane Broncos full-back". BBC Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  12. "Eight debutants in 2017 Betfred Super League Dream Team". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  13. "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  14. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  15. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  16. "Zak Hardaker: Castleford Tigers full-back banned after positive drugs test". BBC Sport. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  17. "Three more years For Eden!". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  18. "Injury update". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  19. "Tigers issue an Injury Update". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  20. YorkshireLive (3 September 2012). "Huddersfield Giants' Greg Eden receives England Knights call up". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  21. Gordon, James (26 October 2012). "England Knights unchanged for Scotland clash". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  22. "Alitalia European Cup: Scotland 24-62 England Knights". BBC Sport. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  23. "Castleford Tigers RLFC". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  24. "Target of Old Trafford sees Castleford Tigers' Greg Eden put try record to one side". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  25. "Castleford Tigers' hat-trick star Greg Eden now eyes Denny Solomona's try record". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  26. Proome, Jeremy (2 September 2013). "Shaun Johnson: fastest ever hat-trick in rugby league". MenStuff. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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