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| Full name | Joshua Hodgson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1989 Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Hodgson (born 31 October 1989) is a former English rugby league footballer who played primarily as a hooker,[4][5] and has represented England and Great Britain at an international level.
He has previously played for Hull FC (Heritage № 1060) and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and for the Canberra Raiders and Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.
Hodgson began his senior club career with Hull F.C. after progressing through their Academy system, making his first team début in 2009. Due to limited first team opportunities, he joined Hull Kingston Rovers at the end of the 2009 season, where he established himself in the first team and went on to make over 100 appearances. At the end of the 2014 season, he moved to Canberra Raiders.
An England international, Hodgson made his senior international début in October 2014, and represented England at the Four Nations and 2017 World Cup.
Hodgson has suffered three career threatening Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries, in 2018, 2020 and 2022, on both knees.[6] He suffered a neck injury in 2023 whilst playing for the Parramatta Eels which forced him to retire.
- ^ "Josh Hodgson". Raiders. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Hull KR The Official Site of the Robins". web page. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Player Summary: Josh Hodgson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "'Window has closed': Why Hodgson injury is a 'concern' for Raiders — and Eels". 21 March 2022.