Brad Singleton
Personal information
Full nameBradley Zack Singleton[1]
Born29 October 1992 (1992-10-29) (age 31)
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Weight17 st 0 lb (108 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–19 Leeds Rhinos 180 20 0 0 80
2012(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 12 1 0 0 4
2013(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 0 0 0 0
2013(DR) → Hunslet Hawks 8 1 0 0 4
2019(DR) → Featherstone Rovers 1 1 0 0 4
2020 Toronto Wolfpack 4 1 0 0 0
2020–23 Wigan Warriors 66 5 0 0 8
2023– Salford Red Devils 5 0 0 0 0
Total 277 29 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Ireland 3 0 0 0 0
2011– Cumbria 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [3][4][5]
As of 12 November 2023

Bradley Singleton (born 29 October 1992) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League and spent time on loan from Leeds at the Dewsbury Rams, Hunslet Hawks and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. Singleton has also played for the Toronto Wolfpack in the top tier.

Background

Singleton was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.

Singleton is a Barrow Island product and a former pupil of Alfred Barrow School.

Club career

Singleton made his début in 2011's Super League XVI, coming off the bench in a 46–12 win over Salford. He spent time on loan at Dewsbury Rams in 2012 and Wakefield Trinity in 2013, before being sent to Hunslet on dual registration.

In 2011, Singleton broke into Leeds' first team and in 2015 was awarded the number 16 shirt and was part of Leeds' treble winning team.

He played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium.[6][7][8]

He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[9]

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.[10][11][12]

Singleton played in the 2020 Super League Grand Final which Wigan lost 8–4 against St Helens.[13]

In round 17 of the 2021 Super League season, Singleton was sent off for fighting in Wigan's 50–6 victory over Leigh.[14] In round 18 of the 2022 Super League season, Singleton was sent off in Wigan's 20–18 loss against St Helens at Magic Weekend for a dangerous high tackle.[15] On 26 July 2023, Singleton signed for Salford as part of a swap deal with Tyler Dupree effective immediately.[16]

International career

Singleton has honours at Under 15s and 16s level; representing England. He also captained England Academy against the French Schoolboys in a three test series.[17]

Singleton was named in Ireland's 2017 World Cup squad.[18]

England Knights 2013 vs Samoa.

Honours

Club

References

  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ a b "Brad Singleton". Leeds Rhinos. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ loverugbyleague
  4. ^ Rugby League Project
  5. ^ Leeds Profile
  6. ^ "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
  8. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Wigan Warriors thump winless Leigh Centurions 50-6". www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Saints, Toulouse and Leeds all win on Magic Weekend". www.skysports.com.
  16. ^ "Wigan Warriors confirm Tyler Dupree signing in deal that sees Brad Singleton head to Salford Red Devils". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  17. ^ "Leeds Profile". Leeds Rhinos. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  18. ^ "Leeds Rhinos:Singleton aiming to play for Ireland in World Cup". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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Ireland squad – 2017 Rugby League World Cup
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