Tom Briscoe
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Tom Briscoe is an English professional rugby league
footballer for Hull of Super League
. An England international
representative three-quarter, he has played his whole professional career to date with Hull.
Briscoe made his Super League debut in the opening game of the 2008 season against Warrington at the Halliwell Jones.
Following his impressive start to the 2009 season, Briscoe signed a new five-year contract which will keep him at the KC Stadium at least until the end of the 2013 season. Briscoe has also been rewarded for his fine form in the early stages on the 2009 season by being included in the first batch of players to be called up to the Elite Training squad. In 2010 Tom was joined in the Hull FC squad by younger brother Jack who graduated from the Academy.
At the end of 2010 he played for England against a New Zealand Māori side and went on to face the full New Zealand Kiwis in the Four Nations
. In 2011 Tom was selected to face the rugby league at Headingley Carnegie Stadium in the first ever International Origin.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for Hull of Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. An England international
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
representative three-quarter, he has played his whole professional career to date with Hull.
Briscoe made his Super League debut in the opening game of the 2008 season against Warrington at the Halliwell Jones.
Following his impressive start to the 2009 season, Briscoe signed a new five-year contract which will keep him at the KC Stadium at least until the end of the 2013 season. Briscoe has also been rewarded for his fine form in the early stages on the 2009 season by being included in the first batch of players to be called up to the Elite Training squad. In 2010 Tom was joined in the Hull FC squad by younger brother Jack who graduated from the Academy.
At the end of 2010 he played for England against a New Zealand Māori side and went on to face the full New Zealand Kiwis in the Four Nations
Four Nations
Four Nations may refer to:*Rugby League Four Nations - an international rugby league tournament.**2011 Rugby League Four Nations - The next scheduled series....
. In 2011 Tom was selected to face the rugby league at Headingley Carnegie Stadium in the first ever International Origin.