Joe Wardle

Joe Wardle (born 22 September 1991) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or second-row forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.[5]

Joe Wardle
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Wardle
Born (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionCentre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 Bradford Bulls 3 0 0 0 0
2011–16 Huddersfield Giants 141 62 1 0 250
2011(loan) → Barrow Raiders 3 1 0 0 4
2017 Newcastle Knights 17 4 0 0 16
2018–19 Castleford Tigers 18 1 0 0 4
2019(loan) → Huddersfield Giants 16 7 0 0 28
2020– Huddersfield Giants 12 0 0 0 0
Total 210 75 1 0 302
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–14 Scotland 6 1 0 0 4
As of 29 December 2020
Source: [2][3][4]

He previously played for the Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He spent time on loan from the Giants at the Barrow Raiders in the Championship in 2011. He has also spent time on loan from Castleford at Huddersfield in the Super League.

Background

Wardle was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Wardle came through the ranks at Bradford Bulls after signing from Illingworth ARLFC.[6]

Wardle made his début for the Bradford Bulls against Warrington Wolves in the Challenge Cup in May 2010.[7] He débuted in the Super League a week later against the Huddersfield Giants. He made his first start for the club in the next game against Crusaders RL, but suffered an injury which prevented him from establishing a regular place in the first team. He returned to play for the under-20's team after recovering from the injury, but suffered a torn quadriceps, which would keep him out of action for the rest of the season.[8] In September 2010, he rejected a new contract from Bradford, and instead signed for the Huddersfield Giants.[5]

In 2011, he spent time on loan at the Barrow Raiders.[9] After performing well in the first half of the season, he was given a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the Galpharm Stadium until the end of 2014.[10] In July 2013, he was rewarded with a further contract extension until 2017.[11] He was named the 2014 Huddersfield Giants season's player of the year.

In October and November 2013, he played for Scotland in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign.

In October and November 2014, he played in the 2014 European Cup competition.

During the 2016 season, Wardle signed a contract with National Rugby League side the Newcastle Knights, starting in 2018.[12] However, he was able to gain a release in December to join the Newcastle Knights a year early ahead of the 2017 season, on a 3-year contract.[13]

He made his Newcastle Knights début in round 4 of the 2017 season against the Penrith Panthers.[14]

Wardle only played 17 matches for the Newcastle Knights after becoming homesick and gaining a release to return to England on a 3-year contract with Super League side the Castleford Tigers.[15][16]

References
  1. "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "Joe Wardle - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 22 September 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. "Huddersfield Giants". Giantsrl.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. "Huddersfield Giants sign Bradford Bulls' Wardle". BBC Sport. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. Murphy, Connor. "Bulls début next to Menzies 'amazing' for teenage centre". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Newsquest (Yorkshire & North East) Ltd. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. "Bradford Bulls 22-26 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  8. Murphy, Connor (18 August 2010). "Bradford Bulls centre Wardle recalls day his season 'fell to bits'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Newsquest (Yorkshire & North East) Ltd. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. "Barrow Raiders snap up Huddersfield Giants trio". BBC Sport. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  10. "Joe Wardle extends Huddersfield Giants contract". BBC Sport. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  11. "Huddersfield Giants centre Joe Wardle extends deal". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  12. ROBERT DILLON30 Sep 2016, 5:27 p.m. (30 September 2016). "Brown, Stone in talks | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. NewcastleKnights.com.au (21 April 2014). "Knights sign Joe Wardle". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  14. "Updated team lists: Panthers v Knights". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  15. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  16. "Tigers swoop on Wardle". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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