Elliot Minchella

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.

Elliot Minchella

Personal information
Full name	Elliot Frazier Minchella[1]
Born	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–15 Leeds Rhinos 6 1 0 0 4 2015(loan) → London Broncos 18 4 0 1 17 2016–17 Sheffield Eagles 56 21 0 0 84 2018–19 Bradford Bulls 59 45 37 0 254 2020– Hull Kingston Rovers 100 18 0 0 56 2022(DR) → Dewsbury Rams 1 0 0 0 0 Total 240 89 37 1 415 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4] As of 29 June 2024

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.

Background

Minchella was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Leeds Rhinos

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]

London Broncos (loan)

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]

Sheffield Eagles

He then signed for the Sheffield Eagles and in two seasons played 56 times and scored 21 tries for the club.^[5]

Bradford Bulls

Minchella signed for home town side the Bradford Bulls on a 2-year deal on 21 September 2017.^[7]

Hull KR

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]

International

He made his England début on 29 June 2024 v France in Toulouse.^[13]

References

1. Companies House
2. LoveRugbyLeague
3. Rugby League Project
4. "Player Summary: Elliot Minchella". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. Craven, Dave (28 October 2020). "Hull KR's Elliot Minchella determined to make most of second Super League chance". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
6. "Elliot Minchella joins London Broncos on loan from Leeds". Sky Sports. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
7. "Bradford Bulls signing Elliot Minchella comes back home at last as he signs two-year deal". Telegraph and Argus. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
8. Rowan, Newman (10 March 2021). "Former Bulls star handed captaincy duties at Super League club". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
9. "Hull KR's Minchella to miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
10. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". BBC Sport.
11. "Relive Wigan's thumping win v Hull KR to head to Grand Final". BBC Sport. 6 October 2023.
12. "Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
13. "France v England". BBC Sport. 29 June 2024.

External links

• Hull Kingston Rovers profile