Tom Holmes (rugby league)

Tom Holmes (born 2 March 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.

Tom Holmes
Personal information
Full nameThomas Holmes
Born (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996[1]
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–18 Castleford Tigers 20 4 0 0 16
2016(loan) → Oxford 7 3 0 0 12
2017(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 8 3 0 0 12
2018–19 Featherstone Rovers 18 5 0 0 20
2019–20 Huddersfield Giants 18 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 7 3 0 0 12
2021– Featherstone Rovers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 78 18 0 0 72
As of 24 December 2020
Source: [3][4]

He played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, enjoying loan spells to the Batley Bulldogs in the Kingstone Press Championship and Oxford in League 1. He spent the 2018 season at Featherstone in the Championship, before moving to the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League, returning to Post Office Road on loan from Huddersfield in 2019.

Background

Holmes was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Castleford Tigers

He joined the Castleford Tigers from Castleford Lock Lane ARLFC in 2014 and made his Super League début in 2015 against the Catalans Dragons. During three years with the Tigers he was loaned out to League 1 side Oxford RLFC and Championship side Batley.

Featherstone Rovers

On 9 September 2017 it was announced Holmes would leave Castleford for Featherstone Rovers at the end of the 2017 season.[5]

Huddersfield Giants

On 17 December 2020 it was announced that Holmes had left the club to pursue options in the Championship.[6]

Featherstone Rovers (rejoin)

On 22 Dec 2020 it was announced Holmes would return to Featherstone Rovers.[7]

References
  1. "Tom Holmes". Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Tom Holmes". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. loverugbyleague
  4. RLP
  5. "Castleford Tigers youngster Holmes joins Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. "Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 Dec 2020.
  7. "Tom Holmes returns to Featherstone". www.loverugbyleague.com. 22 Dec 2020. Retrieved 7 Jan 2021.


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