James Greenwood (born 7 June 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the South Wales Scorpions in League 1, Wigan Warriors in the

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, spending time on loan from Wigan in

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in League 1, the

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, Salford Red Devils and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and Workington Town in the

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. Greenwood also played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Background

Greenwood was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow rugby league footballer,

Joe Greenwood Joe Greenwood (born 2 April 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League, the England Knights and England at international level. He played for S ...

Early career

Greenwood started his amateur playing career at the Saddleworth Rangers and he is a product of the Wigan Warriors' Academy System.

Senior career

South Wales Scorpions

2012

In 2012, he played for League 1 side the South Wales Scorpions, Greenwood only appeared sporadically for the club.

2013

He returned to the Scorpions in the 2013 rugby league season on a loan basis.

Wigan Warriors

2013

In 2013, Greenwood was transferred to the Wigan Warriors, where he was then subsequently loaned back to his former club the South Wales Scorpions shortly after.

London Broncos

2014

In 2014, from his parent-club the Wigan Warriors he was loaned out again to the then

outfit the

, where he regularly played for them as a .

Workington Town

2015

He spent time on loan at Workington Town in 2015, as part of a dual-registration agreement.

Salford Red Devils

2015

In 2015, Greenwood was loaned to Salford for a short period of time.

Hull Kingston Rovers

2015

Greenwood was sent out once again on loan from the Wigan Warriors in 2015, this time to Hull Kingston Rovers, where he impressed enough to turn his loan-deal from the Wigan Warriors into a full-time two-year contract.

2016 & 2017

Greenwood suffered relegation from the

with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game at the hands of Salford. 12-months later however, Greenwood was part of the Hull Kingston Rovers' side that won promotion back to the

, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior.

2018

Greenwood made 23 appearances for Hull KR in all competitions as the club finished 10th on the table and avoided relegation.

2019

On 14 March, Greenwood was taken from the field during round 5 of the 2019 Super League season against Wakefield Trinity. He was later ruled out for the entire year after scans revealed he ruptured his anterior cruciate knee ligament.

Salford Red Devils

2020

In 2020, Greenwood joined Salford and later played for the club in their 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat against Leeds.

References

External links

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