Tuoyo Egodo

Tuoyo Anthony Egodo (born 16 February 1997) is a rugby footballer who plays rugby union for Moseley RFC. He previously played rugby league as a winger or centre for the London Broncos and Castleford Tigers, and for Nigeria at international level. Egodo also had loan spells at Hemel Stags, Oldham, York City Knights, Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.

Tuoyo Egodo

Personal information
Full name	Tuoyo Anthony Egodo
Born	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) Tottenham, London, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Centre, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016 London Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 2016(loan) → Hemel Stags 9 1 0 0 4 2017–19 Castleford Tigers 16 11 0 0 44 2017(loan) → Oldham 10 2 0 0 8 2017(loan) → York City Knights 2 0 0 0 0 2018(loan) → Newcastle Thunder 7 6 0 0 24 2018(loan) → Bradford Bulls 8 5 0 0 20 2020–21 London Broncos 15 10 0 0 40 Total 67 35 0 0 140 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 Nigeria 2 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022– Moseley RFC 9 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2] As of 18 September 2022

Background

Egodo was born in London, England, and is of Nigerian descent.^[3][4]

London Broncos

Egodo has come through the Academy system at the London Broncos.

He spent time on loan away from the capital in RFL League 1 with the Hemel Stags in 2016.

Castleford Tigers

A 2017 move to the Castleford Tigers saw him stepping up to the Super League. He scored a hat-trick on his Super League debut against Hull FC in September 2017.^[5]

Egodo playing for Oldham in 2017

In 2017 Egodo was loaned from Castleford to Oldham and the York City Knights.

In 2018 the Tigers sent him on loan to the Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.

Return to the Broncos

Egodo returned to the capital ahead of the 2020 Championship season. He was the top try scorer for the Broncos in the 2020 that was curtailed due to a global pandemic.

Club statistics

Year	Club	Competition	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Points
2016	London Broncos	Championship	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Hemel Stags	League 1	9	1	0	0	4
2017	Castleford Tigers	Super League	1	3	0	0	12
2017	Oldham	Championship	10	2	0	0	8
2017	York City Knights	League 1	2	0	0	0	0
2018	Castleford Tigers	Super League	2	0	0	0	0
2018	Newcastle Thunder	League 1	7	6	0	0	24
2018	Bradford Bulls	League 1	8	5	0	0	20
2019	Castleford Tigers	Super League	13	8	0	0	32
2020	London Broncos	Championship	6	4	0	0	16
2021	London Broncos	Championship	4	5	0	0	20
Club career total [6]			62	34	0	0	136

References

1. "Player Summary: Tuoyo Egodo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
2. Rugby League Project
3. "Bent loan extended at Oldham". tamesidereporter.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
4. "Meet Elliot Wallis - The explosive Hull KR winger called up by new Nigerian national team". Mirror. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
5. "Egodo scores hat-trick but Castleford are well beaten by Hull". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. Rugby League Project

External links

• London Broncos profile
• Castleford Tigers profile
• SL profile
• Moseley Rugby profile