Luke George
English rugby league footballer
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Luke George (born 30 October 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. Luke George's usual position is centre and he can play on the wing.
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| Full name | Luke George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1987 Huddersfield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Wilf George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield Giants
Luke is already popular at Huddersfield. On his home début in his hometown, he scored a hat-trick resulting in the Giants merchandise teams selling 'Luke George wigs'.
Bradford Bulls
Mid-way through the 2013 season the Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed George for the 2014 and 2015 seasons by signing him on a 2 Year Deal.
2014
George missed the pre-season games against Hull FC, Dewsbury Rams and Castleford Tigers due to injury.
He missed Round 1 due to injury. He featured in Round 2 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 3 (London Broncos). George was injured for Round 4. He featured in Round 5 (Huddersfield Giants). Luke was injured for Round 6–7. Luke featured in Round 12 (St. Helens) to Round 13 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 15 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 17 (Hull Kingston Rovers). Luke featured in Round 21 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 25 (Castleford Tigers). George played in Round 5 (Catalans Dragons) to the Quarter Final (Warrington Wolves) of the Challenge Cup. He scored against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (1 try), Warrington Wolves (1 try) and Huddersfield Giants (2 tries).
| Season | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Genealogical Information
Luke George is the son of the rugby league footballer Wilf George, and the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Marcus George.[4] He is of Trinidadian descent through his father.[5]