Lewis Dodd | |
Fullname: | Lewis Dodd |
Birth Date: | 27 January 2002 |
Birth Place: | Widnes, England |
Height: | 1.75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Weight: | 83abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Year1start: | 2020 |
Year1end: | 24 |
Appearances1: | 84 |
Tries1: | 30 |
Goals1: | 13 |
Fieldgoals1: | 2 |
Points1: | 152 |
Source: | [1] [2] |
Updated: | 6 August 2024 |
Year2start: | 2025 |
Year2end: | present |
Lewis Dodd (born 27 January 2002) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for St Helens in the Betfred Super League.
Dodd was born in Widnes, England. He is of Welsh descent.
He signed for Saints Academy in 2017 from amateur team, Halton Hornets.
Lewis made his first team début for St Helens (Heritage No. 1253) on 29 September 2020, coming off the substitutes' bench in the second half to fill the role, when James Roby left the field, in the Super League XXV 42–0 defeat of Wigan Warriors.[3] Wigan were fielding a weakened side, giving débuts to a number of young players, in advance of their Challenge Cup semi-final draw in a few days.
Dodd played for St. Helens in their 2021 Super League Grand Final victory over Catalans Dragons. It was the club's third successive championship victory in a row.[4] Following St Helens Good Friday victory over Wigan in the 2022 Super League season, it was revealed that Dodd would miss the remainder of the year after suffering an achilles injury.[5]
In the 2023 World Club Challenge, Dodd kicked the match-winning field goal in golden point extra time to give St Helens a 13 - 12 victory over 2022 NRL premiers the Penrith Panthers, and their first World Club Challenge title since 2007. In round 13 of the 2023 Super League season, Dodd kicked a drop goal for St Helens in golden point extra-time to win the match 13–12 over Leeds.[6] [7] Dodd played 29 games for St Helens in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished third on the table. Dodd played in St Helens narrow loss against the Catalans Dragons in the semi-final which stopped them reaching a fifth successive grand final.[8] On 5 May 2024, Dodd signed a three-year deal to join NRL side South Sydney starting in 2025.[9]