George Delaney (born 4 February 2004) is a professional rugby league footballer who is from Widnes, Cheshire. He plays as a prop for St Helens in the Super League, who signed him after he impressed at amateur side, Halton Farnworth Hornets.

Club career

Delaney made his first team début for Saints in April 2022 against the Castleford Tigers.[2] Delaney played 18 games for St Helens in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished third on the table. He played in St Helens narrow loss against the Catalans Dragons in the semi-final which stopped them reaching a fifth successive grand final.[3] Delaney played 23 matches for St Helens in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish sixth on the table. Delaney played in St Helens golden point extra-time playoff loss against Warrington.[4] On 10 January 2025, Delaney signed a four-year contract extension to remain at St Helens until the end of 2028.[5]

Representative career

On 9 October 2022, Delaney made his début for the England Knights in a 28–4 win against Scotland.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Castleford 30 St Helens 10 - Tired Tigers good enough to see off youthful champions". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Paul Wellens Q&A: Saints review of year and a look to 2024". www.sthelensstar.co.uk. 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ "'Soul destroying': Warrington eliminate St Helens in golden drop goal thriller". www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "Saints forward Delaney signs new four-year deal". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "England Knights put Scotland to the sword". www.rugby-league.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024.


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