Josh Hodgson
Joshua Hodgson (born 31 October 1989) is a former English rugby league footballer who played primarily as a hooker, and has represented England and Great Britain at an international level.
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for Hull F.C. 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. He suffered a neck injury in 2023 whilst playing for the Parramatta Eels which forced him to retire.