Jason Golden
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Golden | |||||
| Nickname | Fleecey, Golds, The Golden Child, Tackle machine | |||||
| Born | 6 November 1985 Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) [1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007–08 | Wakefield Trinity | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009–12 | Harlequins/London Broncos | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–Present | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 15 February 2012 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Jason Golden (born 6 November 1985 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a professional rugby league player for York City Knights. He plays as a second row.
Leeds Rhinos
Whilst part of the Leeds academy he has helped them on their way to winning the 2003 Grand Final, scoring a hat-trick. He was a prominent fixture in the senior academy side before been moved out on loan to York were he was selected in the 2006 NL1 all star team and named players' player.
Wakefield Trinity
Jason a product of the Leeds junior programme, first began playing rugby with Oulton Raiders and then Hunslet Parkside having been born and brought up in Leeds. On his way to becoming a first team regular for Wakefield Trinity Jason spent a season on loan at York before moving to Trinity.
He made his Super League début in 2007 for Wakefield, and has been a regular in the side scoring his first try for the against London Skolars in the cup.
Harlequins RL
Golden joined London-based rugby league club Harlequins at the beginning of the 2009 season.
Representative
Selected for the under-18 Great Britain Academy team which beat Australia for the first time. Also played for England at under-18 level. He was also a constant fixture in the junior representative teams.
He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
References
- ↑ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.