Tuoyo Egodo
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| Full name | Tuoyo Anthony Egodo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1997 Tottenham, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 2 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuoyo Anthony Egodo (born 16 February 1997) is a rugby footballer who plays rugby union for Moseley RFC. He previously played rugby league as a winger or centre for the London Broncos and Castleford Tigers, and for Nigeria at international level. Egodo also had loan spells at Hemel Stags, Oldham, York City Knights, Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.
Background[edit]
Egodo was born in London, England, and is of Nigerian descent.[3][4]
London Broncos[edit]
Egodo has come through the Academy system at the London Broncos.
He spent time on loan away from the capital in RFL League 1 with the Hemel Stags in 2016.
Castleford Tigers[edit]
A 2017 move to the Castleford Tigers saw him stepping up to the Super League. He scored a hat-trick on his Super League debut against Hull FC in September 2017.[5]
In 2017 Egodo was loaned from Castleford to Oldham and the York City Knights.
In 2018 the Tigers sent him on loan to the Newcastle Thunder and the Bradford Bulls.
Return to the Broncos[edit]
Egodo returned to the capital ahead of the 2020 Championship season. He was the top try scorer for the Broncos in the 2020 that was curtailed due to a global pandemic.
Club statistics[edit]
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
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| 2016 |  London Broncos |
Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 |  Hemel Stags |
League 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 |  Castleford Tigers |
Super League | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 |  Oldham |
Championship | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 |  York City Knights |
League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Castleford Tigers |
Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 |  Newcastle Thunder |
League 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2018 |  Bradford Bulls |
League 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | Castleford Tigers |
Super League | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2020 | London Broncos |
Championship | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | London Broncos |
Championship | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Club career total [6] | 62 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 136 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Player Summary: Tuoyo Egodo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Bent loan extended at Oldham". tamesidereporter.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Meet Elliot Wallis - The explosive Hull KR winger called up by new Nigerian national team". Mirror. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Egodo scores hat-trick but Castleford are well beaten by Hull". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Rugby League Project
External links[edit]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- Castleford Tigers players
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Hemel Stags players
- London Broncos players
- Moseley Rugby Football Club players
- Nigeria national rugby league team players
- Newcastle Thunder players
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- Rugby league players from London
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union players from London
- York City Knights players