James Bentley (rugby league)
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| Full name | James Bentley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1996 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 0 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Second-row, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Bentley (born 19 October 1996) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward or second-row forward for St Helens in the Super League.[4]
He played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. Bentley has spent time on loan from Saints at the Sheffield Eagles and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.
He signed a 1 year contract extension with St Helens for the 2021 season.
Background
Bentley was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
Bradford Bulls
Bentley came up through the Bradford Bulls academy and made his initial appearance for the Bradford Bulls in 2016 against the Castleford Tigers in a pre season game and went on to make sporadic appearances throughout 2016. Bentley cemented his place in the Bradford Bulls first team in 2017. Despite the club's 12 point deduction, Bentley impressed scoring 18 tries. After the Bradford Bulls were relegated, Bentley signed for Super League side St. Helens.
St Helens
At the end of the 2017 season Bentley signed a 2 Year Deal with Super League side St. Helens. He joined the Sheffield Eagles on Rugby League Dual registration in 2018 as part of a deal between the two clubs.[5] He played for Sheffield against the Dewsbury Rams.
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2016 Bradford Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Bradford Bulls | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/player_info?523800-James-Bentley
- ^ "Bentley and Keyes set for Bulls début against Oldham". Telegraph & Argus. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Bentley joins Eagles on dual-registration". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.