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England international rugby league footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elliot Minchella (born 28 January 1996) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
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| Full name | Elliot Frazier Minchella[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1996 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds at the London Broncos in the Championship. Minchella has also played for the Sheffield Eagles in the second tier, and the Bradford Bulls in League 1 and the Championship.
Minchella was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Minchella made his Super League début for Leeds Rhinos in 2013, scoring a try in a victory over Salford in his only appearance on the year. He made a further five appearances in 2014 before an off-field incident involving him and club mate Zak Hardaker being involved in an assault put him out of favour at Leeds.[5]
In 2015 Minchella was loaned to Championship club London Broncos for of the season, in 18 games he scored four tries and kicked a drop goal.[6]
He then signed for the Sheffield Eagles and in two seasons played 56 times and scored 21 tries for the club.[5]
Minchella signed for home town side the Bradford Bulls on a 2-year deal on 21 September 2017.[7]
At the end of the 2018 season, Minchella signed a three-year full time deal with Bradford, but in 2019 he was one of five players Bradford sold to Hull Kingston Rovers.[8] In his two seasons at Bradford he made 59 appearances scoring 45 tries and becoming a regular goalkicker scoring 37 goals.[8]
The curtailed 2020 season saw him limited to just 16 appearances for Hull KR and in the second game of the 2021 season he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[9] On 12 August 2023, Minchella played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final.[10] Minchella played 23 matches for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the club's semi-final loss against Wigan.[11] On 12 October 2024, Minchella played in Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan.[12]
He made his England début on 29 June 2024 v France in Toulouse.[13]
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