Joel Hodgson (rugby union)

For the American writer, comedian and television actor, see Joel Hodgson.

Joel Hodgson (born 1 August 1992) is an English rugby union player who plays for Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR).^[2] He previously played for Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.

Joel Hodgson

Birth name	Joel James Hodgson
Date of birth	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) [1]
School	Royal Grammar School Newcastle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Scrum-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–14 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–22 2022 2022- Newcastle Falcons →Rotherham Titans Northampton Saints Yorkshire Carnegie Newcastle Falcons Glasgow Warriors Utah Warriors 37 3 5 24 68 0 (107) (15) (0) (79) (266) 0 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–14 England U18 England U19 (3)

Rugby Union career

Professional career

He first started with Newcastle Falcons from the summer of 2010. He was loaned out to Rotherham Titans.^[3] On 13 June 2014, he left Kingston Park to join Northampton Saints from the 2014-15 season in the Aviva Premiership.^[4] After one season at Northampton, he departed to join Yorkshire Carnegie on a one-year deal in the RFU Championship from the 2015-16 season.^[5] On 21 April 2016, it was announced he would rejoin Newcastle Falcons.

On 3 August 2022 it was announced that he joined Glasgow Warriors in a short-term deal. He came on a replacement in the friendly match against Ayrshire Bulls on 2 September 2022.^[6]

On 13 August 2022 it was announced that he joined Utah Warriors to play in the Major League Rugby.^[7]

International career

He played for England U18 at scrum-half;^[8] and then moved to fly-half with England u19s.^[9]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Newcastle Falcons". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
2. "Glasgow Warriors | Hodgson and Sordoni join Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
3. "HODGSON SIGNS FOR SAINTS". www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk.
4. "Northampton Saints sign Newcastle half-back Joel Hodgson". Sky Sports. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
5. "Northampton half-back Joel Hodgson join Yorkshire Carnegie". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
6. "Glasgow 22 Ayrshire Bulls 17: Warriors receive fright after Bulls fightback".
7. "Major League Rugby: USA outfit Utah Warriors sign Joel Hodgson". 13 September 2022.
8. Team, The Rugby Paper (13 June 2014). "Northampton bring in Hodgson".
9. Skippers, David (4 August 2022). "URC: Joel Hodgson joins Glasgow Warriors on short-term deal".

External links

• Yorkshire Carnegie Profile^[usurped]
• Newcastle Falcons Profile