Ashton Golding
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Full name | Ashton Nathaniel Graham Golding[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | 4 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 30 October 2022 |
Ashton Golding (born 4 September 1996) is a Jamaica international rugby league rugby player who plays as a fullback for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.
Golding has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Leeds at Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.
Early career
Golding was born in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.[5] He is of Jamaican descent.
He previously played for amateur club Stanningley ARLFC.
Club career
Leeds
He made his début against London Broncos in 2013 and made sporadic appearances afterward.[6] At the start of the 2017 season Golding was given the number 1 jersey and played at fullback for most of the season until he lost his place to Jack Walker.
Bradford (loan)
On 26 May 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan.[7]
Huddersfield
In 2020, Golding signed for Huddersfield. On 28 May 2022, Golding played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.[8] Golding was limited to only eight matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.[9]
International career
On 12 October 2017, Golding was named in Jamaica's squad to take on France in a World Cup warm up game.[10] He scored a try on début. Golding played in all three matches of Jamaica's first ever Rugby League World Cup campaign in 2022.[11]
References
- ^ Companies House
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Ashton Golding - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Leeds full-back Ashton Golding over the moon to sign new five-year contract".
- ^ "Super League: Leeds Rhinos teenager Ashton Golding has agreed a new four-year deal | Rugby League News". Sky Sports. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants sextet set for Championship loan moves". Yorkshire Live. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023". www.totalrl.com.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos Keinhorst back with Germany after five year absence". Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Daly, Phil (16 October 2017). "Golding marks Jamaica début with a try". therhinos.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links
- Leeds Rhinos profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Leeds Academy profile
- SL profile
- Jamaica profile
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Jamaica national rugby league team captains
- Jamaica national rugby league team players
- Jamaican rugby league players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Bramley