Greg Worthington
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| Full name | Gregory Worthington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1990 Queensbury, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greg Worthington (born 17 July 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for Barrow Raiders in the Championship.
He previously played for the Leigh Centurions, Toronto Wolfpack and Halifax Panthers in the Championship.
Background
Worthington was born in Queensbury, West Yorkshire, England.
Club career
Huddersfield Giants
Worthington began his career at Queensbury ARLFC before joining Huddersfield, where he played in the academy team.[3]
Featherstone Rovers
In 2011, Worthington joined Featherstone Rovers in the Championship[4] where over four seasons with the club he made 101 appearances and scored 54 tries.[3]
Leigh Centurions
In 2014, he joined Leigh Centurions,[3] where he won the Championship title in 2015 and 2016 and helped the club gain promotion to Super League in the 2016 Super 8s.[5]
Toronto Wolfpack
On 30 September 2016, it was announced that he would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for the club's inaugural season in 2017.[6]
Halifax Panthers
On 24 August 2020, it was reported that Worthington would join Halifax for the 2021 season.[7]
Barrow Raiders
On 6 October 2022, it was announced that he would join Barrow Raiders.[8]
Personal life
Worthington has completed a four-year apprenticeship as a welder.[3] During his time playing for Halifax, Worthington was also the head coach of the first team at Queensbury ARLFC.[9]
He is married with two children. In 2018, the couple had a son that died at birth due to a congenital heart defect. In 2021, with the support of Queensbury ARLFC, they raised around £10,000 for the Children's Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF).[9][10]
References
- ^ "Players".
- ^ "Greg Worthington - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b c d "Leigh Centurions sign Greg Worthington". Total Rugby League. 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Worthington extends and Bastian set for Rovers return". Love Rugby League. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ^ Greg Worthington Joins Leigh In Five-Figure Transfer
- ^ "Toronto Wolfpack sign Greg Worthington from Leigh Centurions". Sky Sports. 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Halifax sign Greg Worthington from Toronto". www.loverugbyleague.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Raiders sign Greg Worhington". Total RL. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Rugby ace Greg Worthington helps raise almost £10K for CHSF". Telegraph & Argus. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ^ ""We're blown away with the response we've had" says Halifax Panthers star Greg Worthington over fundraising efforts". Halifax Courier. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2026.