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Jordan Baldwindson (born 11 October 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row or loose forward for the Doncaster RLFC in the RFL Championship.
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| Born | 11 October 1994 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. Baldwinson was contracted to the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, and spent time on loan from the Warriors at the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He spent a season at Featherstone Rovers in the Championship, before returning to Leeds in the top flight, whilst spending time back at Featherstone on loan in the second tier. Baldwinson has also played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, and on loan from Wakefield at the Leigh Centurions, Halifax and York in the Championship.
Background
editBaldwinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He was brought up in Beeston, Leeds and attended Cockburn High School in Leeds.
Career
editLeeds Rhinos
editBaldwinson made his début in 2013 against Widnes Vikings in Round 4. His next appearance would be in Round 19 against Huddersfield. At the end of the season it was announced he had signed a two-year deal with New Zealand Warriors after making only two appearances for Leeds.[citation needed]
New Zealand Warriors
editBaldwinson signed a two-year deal with NRL side New Zealand Warriors, and started out in the Under 20 reserve grade.[citation needed]
Bradford Bulls
editHalfway through the 2014 season he returned to England on loan with Bradford Bulls making his début against Catalans Dragons. He went on to make five appearances for the Bradford side in 2015 before being released by New Zealand Warriors at the end of the season.[citation needed]
Featherstone Rovers
editIn 2015, Baldwinson signed a one-year deal with Championship side Featherstone Rovers in their bid to earn promotion to Super League. Featherstone finished the season 5th just outside Qualifiers, ending their hopes of promotion but went on to play in the Championship Shield where they beat London Broncos in the final. Baldwinson made 31 appearances for Featherstone, scoring one try. He was also named young Championship player of the year.[citation needed]
Leeds Rhinos
editBaldwinson returned to Leeds after signing a new deal to play for them in 2016.
Wakefield Trinity
editIn August 2017 Baldwinson signed for Wakefield Trinity on a two-year deal from the start of the 2018 season.[3]
Halifax
editIn 2018 Baldwinson played on loan for Halifax in the Betfred Championship.
Bradford Bulls
editOn 29 September 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship.[4]
Doncaster RLFC
editOn 14 November 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster in the RFL Championship on a one-year deal.[5]
Honours
editChampionship Shield: 2015
References
edit- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Jordan Baldwinson: Wakefield Trinity sign Leeds Rhinos forward on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Baldwinson signs for Bradford from York". Love Rugby League. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Drew Darbyshire (14 November 2024). "Doncaster make five new signings including former Super League trio and international duo". Love Rugby League.