Tuoyo Egodo

Tuoyo Anthony Egodo (born (1997-02-16)16 February 1997) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.

Tuoyo Egodo
Personal information
Full nameTuoyo Anthony Egodo
Born (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997
Tottenham, London, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 London Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
2016(loan) → Hemel Stags 9 1 0 0 4
2017–19 Castleford Tigers 16 11 0 0 44
2017(loan) → Oldham 10 2 0 0 8
2017(loan) → York City Knights 2 0 0 0 0
2018(loan) → Newcastle Thunder 7 6 0 0 24
2018(loan) → Bradford Bulls 8 5 0 0 20
2020– London Broncos 10 9 0 0 36
Total 62 34 0 0 136
As of 29 May 2021
Source: [1][2]

Egodo has previously been in systems of the Broncos, spending time on loan away from the capital with the Hemel Stags in 2016. A 2017 move to the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 979) saw his Super League debut, but also loan spells from Castleford to Oldham (Heritage № 1369), York City Knights, Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.

Background

Egodo was born in London, England, and is of Nigerian descent.[3][4]

London Broncos

Egodo has come through the Academy system at the London Broncos.

He spent time on loan away from the capital in RFL League 1 with the Hemel Stags in 2016.

Castleford Tigers

A 2017 move to the Castleford Tigers saw him stepping up to the Super League. He scored a hat-trick on his Super League debut against Hull FC in September 2017.[5]

Egodo playing for Oldham in 2017

In 2017 Egodo was loaned from Castleford to Oldham and the York City Knights.

In 2018 the Tigers sent him on loan to the Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.

Return to the Broncos

Egodo returned to the capital ahead of the 2020 Championship season. He was the top try scorer for the Broncos in the 2020 that was curtailed due to a global pandemic.

Club statistics
YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop goalsPoints
2016 London BroncosChampionship00000
2016 Hemel StagsLeague 191004
2017 Castleford TigersSuper League130012
2017 OldhamChampionship102008
2017 York City KnightsLeague 120000
2018 Castleford TigersSuper League20000
2018 Newcastle ThunderLeague 1760024
2018 Bradford BullsLeague 1850020
2019 Castleford TigersSuper League1380032
2020 London BroncosChampionship640016
2021 London BroncosChampionship450020
Club career total [6][7] 623400136

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Bent loan extended at Oldham". tamesidereporter.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. "Meet Elliot Wallis - The explosive Hull KR winger called up by new Nigerian national team". Mirror. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. "Egodo scores hat-trick but Castleford are well beaten by Hull". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. loverugbyleague
  7. Rugby League Project
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