Reiss Butterworth (born 7 December 1998) is an English

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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, on short-term loan from

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in the

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. He is a product of the

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system and played for the Bradford Bulls in Betfred Championship

Background

Butterworth was born in

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, England.

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

2017 - 2017 Season Butterworth featured in 2017 pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and

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. He then featured in Round 20 and Round 21. Butterwoth also featured in the Championship Shield Game 5 against 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 ...

. Riess also played in the

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in Round 4. At the end of the season Butterworth signed a three-year contract extension with the Bulls. 2018 - 2018 Season Butterworth featured in the pre-season friendlies against

Halifax R.L.F.C. The Halifax Panthers are a professional rugby league club in Halifax, West Yorkshire, which formed in 1873. Halifax were one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. They have been Rugby Leag ...

and

. He was sent on loan to Batley Bulldogs for a month. Following his loan spell he was sent on loan to

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 ...

until the end of the season as part of a swap/loan deal for James Green.

Huddersfield

The young spent most of his time out on loan with Batley Bulldogs,

and, most recently, York City Knights for whom he scored against

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in the 2020 Coral Challenge Cup.

Dewsbury Rams

On 28 November 2020, it was announced that Butterworth had signed for

Hull KR

On 17 October 2023, it was reported that he had signed for Hull Kingston Rovers on a one-year deal (with an option to extend for a further 12 months).

London Broncos (loan)

On 7 Mar 2024 it was reported that he had signed for the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

in the

on short-term 2-week loan.

Dewsbury Rams (loan)

On 22 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

on short-term loan

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

References

External links

Huddersfield Giants profileBradford Bulls profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butterworth, Reiss 1998 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Bradford Bulls players Dewsbury Rams captains Dewsbury Rams players English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players London Broncos players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Wakefield Rugby league second-rows York City Knights players