Ben Jones-Bishop
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Leeds, England | |||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)[1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008–14 | Leeds Rhinos | 82 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| 2010 (loan) | → Harlequins RL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2015 | Salford Red Devils | 25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| 2016– | Wakefield Trinity | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 147 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 398 | |
| As of 28 March 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [2] | ||||||
Ben Jones-Bishop is an English professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. His usual position is at Fullback, but he can also play on the Wing.
Playing career
Leeds
After impressing for the club's academy team, he made his debut for the Rhinos' in April 2008, in the victory over the Crusaders in the Rugby League Challenge Cup. He was awarded the Man of the Match for his performance. He went on to make a further three appearances before going on loan to Harlequins for the 2010 season.
Jones-Bishop impressed during his season at Harlequins, scoring 11 tries in 18 games, before returning to the Rhinos for the 2011 season. Jones-Bishop scored a hat trick in Leeds's 32-28 Millennium Magic, scoring a penalty try, after being brought down off the ball by Gareth Raynor to give Leeds the win. He also won the man of the match award.
Jones-Bishop played on the wing for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup final, scoring a try in the loss to Wigan. He finished off Super League XVI by playing on the wing in Leeds' 32-16 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford in Manchester. He then was a late replacement on the wing for Leeds 26-12 victory in the 2012 World Club Challenge win over National Rugby League premiers Manly Sea Eagles at Headingly, scoring the winning try in the 76th minute off after good work by Rob Burrow and a Kallum Watkins pass that pushed Leed's lead out to an unbeatable 20-12.
Salford
On the 10th of May 2014, Ben announced he'd leave the Leeds Rhinos at the end of the season after rejecting a new deal to remain at the club. It was believed his was unhappy with the amount of playing time he had at the club. It was announced that he would join Salford Red Devils for the 2015 season [3][4] He played 25 games for Salford in 2015 scoring 15 tries.
Wakefield
On the 5th of November it was announced that he would be joining Wakefield Wildcats on a one-year deal in 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Ben Jones-Bishop Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ Ben Jones-Bishop rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ http://superleague.co.uk/article/30175/jones-bishop-set-to-leave-rhinos
- ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12211/9304958/super-league-ben-jones-bishop-to-leave-leeds-rhinos-at-end-of-season
- ↑ "Wakefield sign Ben Jones-Bishop from Salford". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-13.