Name David Hodgson Role Rugby league | Height 1.80 m Weight 93 kg | |
David Hodgson (born 8 August 1981) is a rugby league coach and player for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship. He plays on the wing or at fullback.
Contents
- Halifax
- Wigan Warriors
- Salford City Reds
- Huddersfield Giants
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- Representative
- Post playing career
- References
He has represented Great Britain, England and Yorkshire.
Halifax
David began his career at Halifax in 1999, before moving to Wigan in 2000, a tribunal fixing a £45,000 fee.
Wigan Warriors
Hodgson played for the Wigan Warriors on the wing, scoring a try in their 2000 Super League Grand Final loss against St. Helens.
In 2003 he was Wigan's top try scorer with 20. Hodgson played for the Wigan Warriors at centre in the 2003 Super League Grand Final which was lost to the Bradford Bulls.
David signed for the Reds from Wigan when his contract was up at the end of 2004, following bad injury. Prior to joining Salford he had made 122 Super League appearances in which time he scored 48 tries.
Salford City Reds
He regained full fitness at Salford, and had a fantastic 2006– which saw him named in the GB standby squad for the Tri-Nations, the engage Super League Dream Team and also being named Supporter's Player of the Year and Player's Player of the Year at the Reds' prestigious annual awards ceremony. The club finished their highest ever in Super League (5th), and went on to the end of season play-offs for the first time.
On 11 March 2006, David Hodgson scored a club Super League record 8 successful goal kicks – despite having never kicked a goal before the start of the 2006 season.
Huddersfield Giants
In September 2007 he signed for the Huddersfield Giants, following Salford's relegation from Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
On 18 July 2011, David Hodgson signed a three-year deal with his Hometown team Hull Kingston Rovers.
Representative
On 10 November he made his first appearance of Great Britain's test series against New Zealand and scored.
In June 2007 Hodgson was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France
He has been named in the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
He has been named in the England team to face Wales at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
Post playing career
On 3 October 2014, David Hodgson announced his retirement and he signed a two-year contract to stay at his Hometown team Hull Kingston Rovers as an assistant coach, along with Willie Poching.