Personal information
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Born |
Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England |
19 March 1990 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 31 March 2017
Source: RLP
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Tom Briscoe (born 19 March 1990 in Featherstone, West Yorkshire) is an English professional rugby league footballer for Leeds Rhinos of Super League. An England international representative three-quarter, he previously played for Hull F.C..
Briscoe signed for Hull FC from Amateur team Featherstone Lions and made his Super League debut in the opening game of the 2008 season for Hull against Warrington at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Following his impressive start to the 2009 season, Briscoe signed a new five-year contract which kept him at the KC Stadium until the end of the 2013 season. Briscoe was also rewarded for his fine form in the early stages of the 2009 season by being included in the first batch of players to be called up to the England Elite Training squad. In 2010 Tom was joined in the Hull FC squad by younger brother Jack, who graduated from the Academy.
On 2 October 2013 Tom signed for Leeds Rhinos, joining up with his younger brother Luke .
On 16 February 2014 Tom made his debut for the Leeds Rhinos, scoring at hat trick of tries against Hull Kingston Rovers at the KC Lightstream Stadium in a 34-6 win and scored 8 tries in his first 10 appearances in a very successful start to his Leeds Rhinos career.
In the 2015 Challenge Cup Final on 29 August 2015, Briscoe scored five tries, the first player to achieve this at Wembley Stadium, as Leeds defeated Hull Kingston Rovers 50-0. Briscoe was named Lance Todd Trophy winner for his performance in this match.