Luke George Explained

Luke George
Fullname:Luke George
Birth Date:30 October 1987
Birth Place:Huddersfield, England
Height:6feet
Weight:14st [1]
Year1start:2007
Year1end:11
Appearances1:55
Tries1:40
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:160
Club2:Huddersfield Giants
Year2start:2012
Year2end:13
Appearances2:33
Tries2:28
Goals2:3
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:118
Year3start:2013(loan)
Appearances3:5
Tries3:4
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:16
Club4:Bradford Bulls
Year4start:2014
Appearances4:12
Tries4:4
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:16
New:yes
Source:[2] [3]
Updated:15 September 2014

Luke George (born 30 October 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. Luke George's usual position is and he can play on the .

Huddersfield Giants

Luke is already popular at Huddersfield. On his home début in his hometown, he scored a hat-trick resulting in the Giants merchandise teams selling 'Luke George wigs'.

Bradford Bulls

Mid-way through the 2013 season the Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed George for the 2014 and 2015 seasons by signing him on a 2 Year Deal.

2014

George missed the pre-season games against Hull FC, Dewsbury Rams and Castleford Tigers due to injury.

He missed Round 1 due to injury. He featured in Round 2 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 3 (London Broncos). George was injured for Round 4. He featured in Round 5 (Huddersfield Giants). Luke was injured for Round 6–7. Luke featured in Round 12 (St. Helens) to Round 13 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 15 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 17 (Hull Kingston Rovers). Luke featured in Round 21 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 25 (Castleford Tigers). George played in Round 5 (Catalans Dragons) to the Quarter Final (Warrington Wolves) of the Challenge Cup. He scored against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (1 try), Warrington Wolves (1 try) and Huddersfield Giants (2 tries).

Season Appearances Tries Goals F/G Points
2014 Bradford Bulls1240016
Total1240016

Genealogical Information

Luke George is the son of the rugby league footballer Wilf George, and the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Marcus George.[4] He is of Trinidadian descent through his father.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. 2011. web page. Wakefield wildcats. 16 June 2011.
  2. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Luke-George/ loverugbyleague
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Luke_George/summary.html Rugby League Project
  4. News: Wildcats squad: Luke George. Yorkshire Post. 2007-02-20. 2008-03-27.
  5. Web site: Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history . Widnes Vikings . 2023-10-01 . 2024-04-01.