Kyle Wood (rugby league)

Kyle Wood (born 18 June 1989) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

Kyle Wood

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Wood
Born	(1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 36) Castleford, West Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	12 st 13 lb (82 kg) [2]
Position	Hooker, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008 Doncaster 26 8 0 0 32 2009 Sheffield Eagles 26 8 0 0 32 2011 Huddersfield Giants 8 0 0 0 0 2010(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 10 2 0 0 8 2010(loan) → Castleford Tigers 5 0 0 0 0 2011(loan) → Sheffield Eagles 8 2 0 0 8 2012–13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 46 9 1 0 38 2013–16 Huddersfield Giants 74 11 0 0 44 2017–21 Wakefield Trinity 119 18 0 0 72 2022–23 Halifax Panthers 24 2 0 0 8 2024 Sheffield Eagles 24 3 0 0 12 Total 370 63 1 0 254
Source: [3][4][5]

He has played for Doncaster in 2008 National League Two and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship. Wood then played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, spending time on loan from Huddersfield at the Batley Bulldogs and Sheffield in the Championship, and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He moved to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the top flight, before returning to the Giants in the Super League.^[6] Earlier in his career he played as a scrum-half.

Background

Wood was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.^{[citation needed]}

Career

While with the Huddersfield Giants, Kyle was on a dual-contract with the Batley Bulldogs.^{[citation needed]}

Halifax Panthers

On 9 November 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Halifax in the RFL Championship^[7]