Lewis "Bieno" Bienek

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Bienek
Born	(1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 25) Sidcup, London, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	19 st 3 lb (122 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–18 London Broncos 18 4 0 0 16 2016(loan) → Oxford 3 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Oxford 1 0 0 0 0 2018–20 Hull F.C. 8 0 0 0 0 2018(loan) → London Broncos 6 1 0 0 4 2018(loan) → Doncaster 4 0 0 0 0 2019(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 16 2 0 0 8 2020(loan) → Leigh Centurions 3 1 0 0 4 2021 Castleford Tigers 6 0 0 0 0 2022– London Broncos 48 9 0 0 36 Total 113 17 0 0 68 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018– Ireland 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3] As of 16 October 2023

Lewis Bienek (born 11 April 1998) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.

He has previously played for the Broncos in the Betfred Championship,^[4] spending time on loan from London at Oxford in Kingstone Press League 1.^[5] Bienek played for Hull FC in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Hull at the London Broncos, Batley Bulldogs and the Leigh Centurions in the Championship and Doncaster in League 1. He has also played for the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League.

Background

Bienek was born in Sidcup, London, England.

Playing career

London Broncos

Bienek started his professional career at the London Broncos, with a short loan period at Oxford.^{[citation needed]}

Hull FC

Bienek has spent the majority of his time at Hull FC out on loan to the London Broncos, Doncaster, Batley & Leigh.^{[citation needed]}

Castleford Tigers

It was announced on 24 November 2020 that Bienek had joined the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 1006) on an initial one-year deal.^[6] He made his Castleford début, coming off the interchange bench, on 16 Apr 2021 (Round 3) in the 52-16 home victory over the Leigh Centurions.

London Broncos (re-join)

On 15 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.^[7] On 15 October 2023, he played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.^[8]