Logan Campbell (rugby league)

Logan Campbell (born 23 May 1971) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a professional in Australia and England. He also represented Auckland.

Logan Campbell
Personal information
Born (1971-05-23) 23 May 1971 (age 53)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionCentre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Northcote Tigers
1993 Newcastle Knights 1 0 0 0 0
1993–94 London Crusaders 29 21 0 0 84
1996 Workington Town 28 13 0 0 48
1997–99 Hull FC 66 12 0 0 48
2000 Castleford Tigers 20 6 0 0 24
2001 Hull FC 33 5 0 0 12
Total 177 57 0 0 216
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
1998 Scotland 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 20 May 2024

Background

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He was born in New Zealand.[2]

Early years

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A Northcote Tigers junior, in 1991 Campbell won the Tetley Trophy, topping the try scoring charts in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy. During this time Campbell also represented Auckland.[3]

Playing career

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Campbell played for the Newcastle Knights in 1993. Even though he only played one game for the Newcastle Knights, he is famous with older fans for debuting on the bench with the then 19-year-old Andrew Johns.[citation needed]

In early 1994 he joined the London Crusaders. In 1996 he joined Workington Town in the new Super League competition. He joined Hull FC in 1997 for three seasons before spending 2000 with the Castleford Tigers. In 2001 he returned to Hull for another season before being released.[4]

Representative career

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Campbell played two matches for Scotland in 1998. He was selected for the 2000 World Cup for Scotland but never played in a match.[5]

References

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