Herbie Farnworth

Herbert Felix Farnworth (born 23 December 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Herbie Farnworth
Personal information
Full nameHerbert Felix Farnworth
Born (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999
Blacko, Lancashire, England
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Brisbane Broncos 20 6 3 0 30
As of 17 August 2020
Source: [1]

Background

Farnworth was born in Blacko, Lancashire, England.[2] Farnworth was a talented association football player as a youth and was part of the Manchester United development system before turning to rugby league.[3]

"I was with Burnley to start with and then I signed with Man United, I used to score bare screamers. I signed there for two years as a young fella of 10 and 11 and I'd go to camps and train with them," Farnworth said. "I was either a centre-midfielder or left wing. Then I had a talks with Manchester City but I wanted to focus on my rugby league."

While still a pupil at Ermysted's Grammar School and playing for Wigan St Patricks and Newton Storm he was spotted by scouts for Brisbane Broncos and after leaving school he moved to Australia.[4][3]

Career

In 2019, he played for Broncos feeder club, Norths Devils ending the season as the team's top scorer and third overall in the Intrust Super Cup competition scoring 204 points (20 tries, 62 goals).[5]

Farnworth made his debut in round 16 of the 2019 NRL season for Brisbane against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[6]

Farnworth played 19 games and scored six tries for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.[7]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Herbie's follows in the footsteps of his rugby heroes". Lancashire Telegraph. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Ex-Skipton student one of the most sought after young sports stars in Australia". Craven Herald. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "Epic journey from the Red Devils to Red Hill". National Rugby League. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. "Stats". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "Round 16 NRL team announcements". NRL.com. 3 July 2019.
  7. "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com.
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