Jack Broadbent (born 1 November 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a or for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

in the

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. He has previously played for the

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

in the

. He has spent time on loan from

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship (rugby league), Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rover ...

and the

Batley Bulldogs Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of th ...

in the

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Background

Broadbent attended

Bruntcliffe Academy Bruntcliffe Academy (formerly Bruntcliffe School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Bruntcliffe Lane in Morley, and is one of three secondary schools in the area. History Bruntcl ...

Morley, West Yorkshire Morley is a market town and a civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Morley is the largest town in the Borough of Leeds after Leeds itself. Morley forms part of the Heavy Woollen District. It l ...

. Broadbent played his amateur rugby league with Dewsbury Moor and Batley Boys.

Career

Leeds Rhinos

Broadbent made his Super League debut in round 14 of the 2020 Super League season for Leeds against the

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. In round 11 of the

2021 Super League season Super League XXVI, known as the Betfred Super League XXVI for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Super League and 127th season of rugby league in Great Britain. The 2021 season was originally scheduled to begin on 11 March 2021, ho ...

, he scored two tries for Leeds in a 38–12 victory over Salford. The following week, he scored four tries in a 48–18 victory over

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Castleford Tigers

On 2 December 2022,

announced the signing of Broadbent on a two-year deal. Broadbent played 25 games for Castleford in the

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season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.

Club statistics

References

External links

Leeds Rhinos profile
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