Neil Roden

Neil Roden (born 9 April 1980) is a former rugby league footballer who usually played as a stand-off or scrum-half. He made his professional debut in 2000 with Lancashire Lynx, but spent the majority of his playing career with Oldham, making a total of nearly 300 appearances for the club. He also had spells with Leigh Centurions and Batley Bulldogs, and played at international level for Ireland, winning two caps in 2003.

Neil Roden

Personal information
Full name	Neil Roden
Born	(1980-04-09) 9 April 1980 (age 45) Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000 Lancashire Lynx 7 1 0 0 4 2000–04 Oldham 138 65 0 18 278 2005–06 Batley Bulldogs 33 11 0 2 46 2006 Leigh Centurions 4 0 0 0 0 2007–13 Oldham 157 48 0 7 199 Total 339 125 0 27 527 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003 Ireland 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

Club career

Born in Wigan,^[3] Roden started his career with hometown club Wigan Warriors. Unable to break into the first team, he was loaned out to Lancashire Lynx, where he made his senior debut against Whitehaven in January 2000.^[4] He was signed by Oldham a few months later, and made his first appearance for the club in April 2000 against Sheffield Eagles.^[5]

Roden returned to Oldham for the 2007 season, signing a two-year contract with the club.^[6] He was named as Oldham's captain ahead of the 2011 season.^[3]

Roden announced his retirement in October 2013.^[7]

International honours

Roden won two caps for Ireland while at Oldham in 2003.^[8]