Mason Caton-Brown (born 24 May 1993) is a former

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footballer who played as a er or and represented

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at international level. He has previously played for the

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in the

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, and on loan from the

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at the

Hemel Stags Hemel Stags are an amateur rugby league club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. They were semi-professional and played in Betfred League 1 from 2013 until 2018. They withdrew from the professional system when their licence was purchased ...

in League 1. Caton-Brown has also played in the top flight for the

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...

, and

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...

in two separate spells, and spent time on loan from

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at 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 ...

in the

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. He also played for the

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in the

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. He has also represented Jamaica in rugby sevens.

Background

Caton-Brown was born in

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. He attended

Enfield Grammar School Enfield Grammar School (abbreviated to EGS; also known as Enfield Grammar) is a boys' Comprehensive school and sixth form with academy status, founded in 1558, situated in Enfield Town in the London Borough of Enfield in North London. Histo ...

and then went on to be a boarding pupil at

Mill Hill School Mill Hill School is a 13–18 mixed independent, day and boarding school in Mill Hill, London, England that was established in 1807. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. History A committee of Nonconformist me ...

. Caton-Brown then studied Biochemistry at

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. He represented England Students at the age of 17; winning against Scotland under-18s and Catalans Dragons under-18s.

Rugby League career

For the 2013 season, Caton-Brown played for the

in the Championship One after being put on dual registration to the Hemel Stags after impressive performances for the London Broncos Under-19s. He scored 9 tries in 14 appearances for the semi-professional side. Mason Caton-Brown made his début for the

on 1 September 2013 against the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...

after impressing (now former) head coach

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whilst playing for the

. He scored a try on début. In his second game for the capital side, he scored a hat trick against the

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

on 8 September 2014. His started the 2014 Super League season by scoring 2 tries vs the

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 ...

. At the

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, head coach Joe Grima confirmed that Caton-Brown has attracted many top Super League clubs despite only playing 16 first-grade games for the club (correct on 21 May 2014). He joined the

, after being signed on a -year deal from the

. He left

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to join

from the 2017 season.( Heritage № 1380) Caton-Brown represented Jamaica Rugby League against

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at the

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Scoring Jamaica's only try. In July 2019, Wakefield announced that Caton-Brown had left the club to "pursue other business interests".

Rugby Sevens

He played for the

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at the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier for the World Rugby Sevens Series. He also represented Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Business career

During his rugby career, Caton-Brown built an extensive property portfolio around the North West of England. In 2019 he left

to pursue other "business interests" relating to property development and e-commerce.

Career stats

References

External links

Wakefield Trinity profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caton-Brown, Mason 1993 births Living people Dewsbury Rams players English people of Jamaican descent Jamaican rugby league players English rugby league players Hemel Stags players Jamaica national rugby league team players London Broncos players Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Greater London Rugby league wingers Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games Salford Red Devils players Toronto Wolfpack players Wakefield Trinity players Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica Sportspeople from Enfield, London People educated at Enfield Grammar School Alumni of the University of Leicester People educated at Mill Hill School Expatriate rugby league players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada English expatriate rugby league players