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Giles Boothroyd

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Giles Boothroyd
Personal information
Born (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55)
Pontefract district, England
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–93 Castleford 61 24 0 0 96
1993–97 Hunslet 89 27 0 0 108
Total 150 51 0 0 204
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989 Great Britain U-21 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Giles Boothroyd (born 17 March 1969) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Castleford and Hunslet, as a centre[1][3][4]

Background

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Boothroyd's birth was registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

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Club career

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Boothroyd was signed from Lock Lane by Castleford in April 1987,[5] and made his début for them in the 20-10 victory over St Helens on Sunday 30 August 1987.

Boothroyd appeared as a substitute (replacing Second-row Keith England) in the 2–11 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1987–88 season at Elland Road, Leeds, on Saturday 31 October 1987, and played at centre, and scored a try in the 12–33 defeat by Leeds in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road on Sunday 16 October 1988.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Giles Boothroyd". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Giles Boothroyd". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ David Smart; Andrew Howard (2000). Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History. The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957.
  4. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". Castleford Tigers. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1987). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-356-14620-1.
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