Lewis Bienek
Ireland international rugby league footballer
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Lewis Bienek (born 11 April 1998) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Lewis Bienek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1998 Sidcup, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 9 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the Broncos in the Championship,[4] spending time on loan from London at Oxford in Kingstone Press League 1.[5] Bienek played for Hull FC in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Hull at the London Broncos, Batley Bulldogs and the Leigh Centurions in the Championship and Doncaster in League 1. He has also played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
Background
Bienek was born in Sidcup, London, England.
Playing career
London Broncos
Bienek started his professional career at the London Broncos, with a short loan period at Oxford.[citation needed]
Hull FC
Bienek has spent the majority of his time at Hull FC out on loan to the London Broncos, Doncaster, Batley & Leigh.[citation needed]
Castleford Tigers
It was announced on 24 November 2020 that Bienek had joined the Castleford Tigers on an initial one-year deal.[6] He made his Castleford début, coming off the interchange bench, on 16 Apr 2021 (Round 3) in the 52-16 home victory over the Leigh Centurions.
London Broncos (re-join)
On 15 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.[7]
On 15 October 2023, he played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.[8]
Club statistics
| Year | Club | League Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points | Notes |
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| 2016 |  London Broncos | 2016 RFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 |  Oxford | 2016 RFL League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan |
| 2017 | London Broncos | 2017 RFL Championship | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2017 | Oxford | 2017 RFL League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan |
| 2018 | London Broncos | 2018 RFL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 |  Hull FC | 2018 Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | London Broncos | 2018 RFL Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | loan |
| 2018 |  Doncaster | 2018 RFL League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan |
| 2019 | Hull FC | 2019 Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 |  Batley Bulldogs | 2019 RFL Championship | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | loan |
| 2020 | Hull FC | 2020 Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 |  Leigh Centurions | 2020 RFL Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | loan |
| 2021 |  Castleford Tigers | 2021 Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | London Broncos | 2022 RFL Championship | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2023 | London Broncos | 2023 RFL Championship | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2024 | London Broncos | 2024 Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2025 | London Broncos | 2025 RFL Championship | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 2026 |  London Broncos | 2026 RFL Championship | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Club career total | 154 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 116 | [9][10] | ||
