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Who has played for both? London Broncos & Leigh Leopards

James Booth • 21 August 2024

Lee Greenwood

Lee Greenwood was born in Siddal, West Yorkshire and played his Rugby as a winger for both the Broncos (2004-2005) & Leigh Centurions (2006).


Greenwood’s senior career began in 1999 where he made his debut for Sheffield Eagles before making the move to Halifax in 2000, where he stayed for 4 years before joining London in 2005. During his tenure in London, Greenwood scored 23 try’s in 33 appearances.


Greenwood then made the move to Huddersfield for a season in 2005 before making the switch to Leigh in 2006. Greenwood made 20 appearances for Leigh in 2006, scoring 14 try’s.


Greenwood went back to Halifax in 2007 & 2008 on loan from Leigh before making a permanent switch to Oldham in 2009 and then ended his career in Batley in 2010.



Jarrod Sammut

Jarrod Sammut was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia & currently plays as a stand-off, half back or full back for Bradford Bulls, where he is on loan from Workington Town.


Sammut began his senior Rugby League career at Penrith Panthers, where he played between 2007-2009 and made 36 appearances, scoring 7 try’s before making the switch over to England, signing for Crusaders RL. Sammut spent 2 years at Crusaders, scoring 18 try’s in 32 appearances. Sammut then spent 2 years at Bradford (2012-2013) before joining Wakefield Trinity. This is where Sammut began his London career as he originally joined the Broncos on a loan deal in 2015 before joining London on a permanent deal in 2017, after a year spent at Workington.


Sammut spent two years at London between 2017-2018 where he made 55 appearances and scored 45 try’s along with 191 goals, generating 566 total points for the team in this period. After his successful stint at London, Sammut joined Wigan Warriors between 2019-2020, where he made just 13 appearances.


Sammut then joined Leigh in 2020, where he could not find his form, making just 1 appearance for the club before heading back to London for his second stint in 2021 where he made 21 appearances and scores 7 try’s.




Mark Ioane

Mark Ioane was born in Auckland, New Zealand & currently plays as a prop/second row for Keighley Cougars, Ioane has had spells multiple year spells at London (2016-2019) & Leigh (2020-2022).


Ioane began his Senior career at Gold Coast Titans in 2013, where he played until 2015. Ione then spent a year at St. George Illawarra before making the switch to London, where he stayed with the Broncos between 2016-2019, making 101 appearances and scoring 21 try’s.


Ioane then signed to Leigh in 2020, where he stayed until 2022 and made 44 appearances.


Ioane currently plays for Keighley after signing with the club in 2023.




Graham Worgan


Graham Worgan played his Rugby League as a Wing & Centre for both Leigh Leopards & Fulham RLFC.


Worgan began his playing career at Leigh in 1980/81, where he made 5 appearances before joining Fulham RLFC on loan to finish the season. Worgan then carried on at Leigh for another 4 years, until 1985/86, where he made 56 appearances and was a part of Leigh’s 1981 Lancashire Cup winning squad.


Worgan then joined London on a permanent deal for a year in 1985 where he made 2 appearances for the club and finished his career off at Widnes in 1986.




Brad Dwyer

Brad Dwyer was born in Wigan and plays his Rugby as a Hooker for Leigh Leopards.


Dwyer began his career at Warrington in 2012 where he stayed until 2017 (with a year’s stint at Huddersfield in 2013) & loan spells at Swinton (2013-14) & London (2015). Dwyer then made the permanent move to Leeds in 2018 where he would find his form, scoring 35 try’s in 121 appearances. Dwyer than spent a year at Hull FC in 2023 before re-joining Warrington to begin the 2024 season and then, after an initial loan move, made the full-time switch to Leigh to begin his second stint with the club.

 

Other players to play for both London Broncos and Leigh Leopards are Lewis Bienek, Eloi Pelissier, Rob Butler, Ed Chamberlain, Dan Norman & Jacob Gannon.

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