James Greenwood (rugby league)

James Greenwood

Personal information
Full name	James David Greenwood[1]
Born	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–13 South Wales Scorpions 8 5 0 0 20 2013–15 Wigan Warriors 3 0 0 0 0 2013(loan) → South Wales Scorpions 15 6 0 0 24 2014(loan) → London Broncos 16 3 0 0 12 2015(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Workington Town 3 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Salford Red Devils 3 1 0 0 4 2015(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 12 0 0 0 0 2016–19 Hull Kingston Rovers 80 22 0 0 88 2020–23 Salford Red Devils 14 4 0 0 16 2023(loan) → Barrow Raiders 1 0 0 0 0 2023(loan) → Swinton Lions 1 1 0 0 4 2024– Barrow Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 Total 156 42 0 0 168
Source: [2][3] As of 29 November 2023

James Greenwood (born 7 June 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and prop for the Barrow Raiders in the RFL Championship.

He has previously played for the South Wales Scorpions in League 1, Wigan Warriors in the Super League, spending time on loan from Wigan in South Wales in League 1, the London Broncos, Salford Red Devils and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and Workington Town in the Kingstone Press Championship. Greenwood also played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Greenwood was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

He is the brother of fellow rugby league footballer, Joe Greenwood.

Greenwood started his amateur playing career at the Saddleworth Rangers and he is a product of the Wigan Warriors' Academy System.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, he played for League 1 side the South Wales Scorpions, Greenwood only appeared sporadically for the club.^{[citation needed]}

He returned to the Scorpions in the 2013 rugby league season on a loan basis.^[4]

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.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, from his parent-club the Wigan Warriors he was loaned out again to the then Super League outfit the London Broncos, where he regularly played for them as a prop.^{[citation needed]}

He spent time on loan at Workington Town in 2015, as part of a dual-registration agreement.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Greenwood was loaned to Salford for a short period of time.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Greenwood suffered relegation from the Super League 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 Super League, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior.^[5]

Greenwood made 23 appearances for Hull KR in all competitions as the club finished 10th on the table and avoided relegation.^[6]

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.^[7]

In 2020, Greenwood joined Salford and later played for the club in their 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat against Leeds.^[8]

On 29 Nov 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Barrow Raiders in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal.^[9]

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