Tom Gilmore (rugby league)

Tom Gilmore (born 2 February 1994) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship.

Tom Gilmore
Personal information
Full nameThomas Gilmore
Born (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
Weight12 st 4 lb (78 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–19 Widnes Vikings 58 14 73 3 205
2014(DR) → N Wales Crusaders 2 1 0 0 4
2015(loan) → London Broncos 15 4 0 0 16
2020 Halifax 2 0 0 0 0
2020(loan) → Salford Red Devils 2 1 0 0 4
2021– Batley Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Total 79 20 73 3 229
As of 23 December 2020
Source: [1][2][3]

He played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League and the Championship, and on loan from Widnes at the North Wales Crusaders and the London Broncos in the Kingstone Press Championship. Gilmore has also played for Halifax in the Championship, and on loan from 'Fax at the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

Background

Gilmore was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England.

Career

Widnes Vikings

He made his début as a substitute in the victory against the London Broncos in 2012, but his first starting appearance had to wait until April 2013 against the Huddersfield Giants.[4]

On 26 February 2015 Gilmore joined the Broncos on a one-month loan deal.[5]

Halifax

On 25 September 2020 it was announced that Gilmore would join Salford on loan.[6]

Batley Bulldogs

On 17th November 2020 it was announced that Gilmore would join the Batley Bulldogs for the 2021 season.[7]

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[8]

References
  1. SL profile
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Huddersfield Giants 62 Widnes Vikings 6: Betts calls for change after Giants destroy his Vikings". Yorkshire Post. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. "Gilmore joins Broncos on loan deal". 26 February 2015.
  6. "Salford Red Devils: Tom Gilmore & Olly Ashall-Bott join on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. "Tom Gilmore joins Batley". www.rugby-league.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.


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