Ryan Hudson

Ryan Hudson

Personal information
Nickname	Raz, Hudders
Born	(1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 37) Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Position	Stand-off, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–99 Huddersfield Giants 19 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 51 12 0 1 49 2002–04 Castleford Tigers 86 24 0 0 96 2004 Bradford Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 2006–08 Huddersfield Giants 56 11 0 0 44 2009–12 Castleford Tigers 76 11 0 0 44 Total 288 58 0 1 233 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0 2002 England 'A' 4 1 0 0 4 2003 Great Britain 'A' 1 1 0 0 4

Ryan Hudson (born 20 November 1979) is a retired English professional rugby league player. He played at representative level for Great Britain 'A', England 'A', and Yorkshire, and at club level for Stanley Rangers, Huddersfield (twice), Wakefield Trinity, Castleford (twice) (captain) and Bradford (no appearances), as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, Hooker, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock. He is also the brother of former Coronation Street and Wild at Heart actress Lucy-Jo Hudson.

Hudson was set to play for Bradford in 2005 but failed a substance test after taking some pain-killers abroad that contained the banned substance stanozolol. He was suspended from the game for two years; the ban expired shortly before the start of 2007's Super League XII.

As a youngster, he played for amateur side Stanley Rangers, whom he later went on to coach. Whilst at the club his potential was obvious. He picked up several player of the year awards and is regarded as one of the clubs finest ever products. Outside of Rugby League, he has an endorsement deal with Maximuscle. Hudson also co-owns a gym in Castleford with former Featherstone Rovers player Jamie Field, he is also a coach at Stanley Rangers ARLFC.