Joel Farrell (born 15 March 1994) is a Jamaican professional
rugby league footballer
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who plays as a forward for the
Sheffield Eagles
The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Championship (rugby league), Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their forme ...
in the
Betfred Championship
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and
Jamaica
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at international level.
Farrell is a
Jamaican international.
He has previously spent time on loan at the
Gateshead Thunder
Gateshead Thunder may refer to:
*Gateshead Thunder (1999)
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in the
Kingstone Press League 1 competition.
In 2019 he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural
1895 Cup as they defeated
Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...
36–18 in the final; Farrell scored a try to level the game at 18–18.
He has also previously played for the
Dewsbury Rams
The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...
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 ...
.
References
External links
Sheffield Eagles profileDewsbury Rams profileJamaica profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrell, Joel
1994 births
Living people
Batley Bulldogs players
Dewsbury Rams players
English people of Jamaican descent
English rugby league players
Jamaica national rugby league team players
Newcastle Thunder players
Rugby league second-rows
Sheffield Eagles players