John Bateman (rugby league)

John Dean Bateman (born 30 September 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as second-row and loose forward for the Wigan Warriors in the Betred Super League,[2][3] and England and Great Britain at international level.

John Bateman
Personal information
Full nameJohn Dean Bateman
Born (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993[1]
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 Bradford Bulls 35 9 0 0 36
2014–18 Wigan Warriors 132 34 1 0 138
2019–20 Canberra Raiders 34 8 0 0 32
2021– Wigan Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
Total 201 51 1 0 206
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– England 16 5 0 0 20
2019– Great Britain 3 1 0 0 4
As of 10 December 2020
Source: [2][3]

Bateman previously played for the Bradford Bulls, he also played 2 seasons in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders.

Background

Bateman was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

2011 season

In April 2011, he made his Super League début for the Bradford Bulls in an 8–8 draw against Catalans Dragons.[4] In May 2011, he made his first Challenge Cup appearance for the club against Halifax. He made two more first team appearances towards the end of the season, and scored his first Super League try against Wigan Warriors.[5]

2012 season

Bateman featured in Round 1 (Catalans Dragons). He missed Rounds 2–3 due to injury. He featured in six consecutive games from Round 4 (Wakefield Trinity) to Round 9 (Hull F.C.). Bateman was suspended for Round 10 and 11. John returned in Round 12 (Huddersfield Giants). Bateman was suspended for Rounds 13–14. He returned to play in six consecutive games from Round 15 (Leeds Rhinos) to Round 20 (London Broncos). Bateman missed Rounds 21–24 due to England Academy commitments. Bateman returned for Round 25 (Huddersfield Giants). John was injured for Rounds 26–27. He featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington Wolves. Bateman scored against Hull F.C. (1 try), Doncaster (1 try) and Castleford Tigers (1 try).

In 2012 Bateman was awarded the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year Medal.[6]

2013 season

In the off-season Bateman signed a 3 Year Extension on his current deal and this will keep him at Odsal until 2015.

He missed Rounds 1–6 due to an injury. He featured in four consecutive games from Round 7 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 10 (Salford City Reds). John missed Round 11–12 due to an injury. He featured in Round 13 (Warrington Wolves) but was subject to a groin injury keeping him out of Round 14. John returned for Round 15 (Salford City Reds) but missed Round 16 but returned in Round 17 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 22 (Hull F.C.). John missed the rest of the season due to surgery on his ankle. Bateman featured in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale Hornets and London Broncos. John scored against Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try), Catalans Dragons (1 try) Salford City Reds (1 try), Rochdale Hornets (1 try) and Wigan Warriors (1 try).

Wigan

In November 2013, Bateman signed a three-year contract with Wigan Warriors for an undisclosed fee,[7] believed to be around £70,000.[8]

2014

Bateman featured in the World Club Challenge against Sydney Roosters. He featured in Round 2 (Castleford Tigers) to Round 15 (Huddersfield Giants) then in Round 18 (St. Helens) to Round 23 (Salford City Reds). John next played in Round 25 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 27 (Warrington Wolves). Bateman played in Round 5 (Hunslet) to the Quarter Final (Castleford Tigers) in the Challenge Cup. John played in the Qualifying Playoff (Huddersfield Giants). He scored against Wakefield Trinity (1 try), the Bradford Bulls (1 try), Salford City Reds (1 try) and London Broncos (1 try).

2015

Bateman played in the World Club Series against Brisbane Broncos.

Bateman playing for Wigan in 2015

Bateman featured in Round 1 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 9 (Salford City Reds) then in Round 11 (Warrington Wolves) to Round 19 (Salford City Reds). He also played in Round 21 (Leeds Rhinos) to Super Eight 6 (St. Helens) then in the Semi Final (Huddersfield Giants) to the Grand Final (Leeds Rhinos). Bateman played in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Hull Kingston Rovers). He scored against Huddersfield Giants (4 tries), Hull F.C. (2 tries), Leeds Rhinos (1 try) and Warrington Wolves (2 tries).

He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[9]

2016

Bateman featured in Round 1 (Catalans Dragons) to Round 8 (Hull Kingston Rovers) then in Round 11 (Castleford Tigers) to Round 12 (Huddersfield Giants). He featured in the World Club Series against Brisbane Broncos. He scored against Hull F.C. (1 try), Leeds Rhinos (1 try), Castleford Tigers (2 tries) and Huddersfield Giants (1 try). On 31 May 2016, Wigan confirmed they were investigating an "alleged fracas" between two Wigan players which took place outside of a gym on 27 May,[10] and speculation grew that Bateman was linked to the controversy following his omission from the squad against Salford City Reds and Hull Kingston Rovers.[11] On 15 June 2016, Bateman was fined £10,000 and suspended for eight weeks for his involvement in the incident.[12]

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[13]

2017

He played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[14]

2018

He played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[15]

2019

Bateman signed with the Canberra Raiders for 2019 and 2020, with a third year option in his favour, on 8 August 2018. In round 19 of the 2019 NRL season against the Penrith Panthers, Bateman scored a try in the dying minutes to seal a 30-18 victory for the visitors away from home. The win cemented the Canberra's position in the top 4 of the competition.

At the end of the 2019 regular season, Canberra finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. In the qualifying final against Melbourne, Bateman scored the winning try with just 3 minutes remaining as Canberra staged an upset victory at AAMI Park winning 12-10 and secured a home preliminary final. In the preliminary final against South Sydney, Bateman played at second-row as Canberra won the match 16-10 at Canberra Stadium and qualified for their first grand final in 25 years.[16][17] On 2 October, Bateman was named as the 2019 Dally M second-rower of the year at the Dally M Awards ceremony.[18]

Bateman played at second-row for Canberra in the 2019 NRL Grand Final as they were defeated 14-8 by the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.[19][20][21]

2020

In February, it was revealed that Bateman would miss the first six weeks of the 2020 NRL season after undergoing shoulder surgery.[22] On 31 June, it was announced that he would be departing the Canberra Raiders at the end of the season, With NRL Club, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs And His former side, The Wigan Warriors interested in his services.

Bateman played a total of 11 games for Canberra in the 2020 NRL season. He featured in all three of Canberra's finals matches including the preliminary final loss to Melbourne. After the game had concluded, a visibly emotional Bateman thanked everyone at Canberra and stated it would be hard to leave the club.[23]

Re-Joining Wigan

In July 2020 it was announced that John would re-join Wigan Warriors for the 2021 season[24]

Statistics
SeasonTeamAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints
2011Bradford Bulls41004
20121730012
20131450020
2014Wigan Warriors2940016
20153191036
201627130052
20171650020
20182910016
Total1974410176

International career

In 2012, Bateman was named captain of the England Academy squad to tour Australia.

Bateman made his England test début against France in October 2015.

After an outstanding Super League 2015 season, Bateman was selected in the senior England team for their test series against New Zealand. Bateman made his début for England in a test match, before the series, against France which saw Bateman score two tries in England's rout of their opponents. For his outstanding efforts in the game, Bateman was awarded man-of-the-match.[25]

In October 2016, Bateman was selected in the England 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations.

In October 2017 he was selected in the England squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[26]

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[27] He made his Great Britain test debut in the defeat by Tonga.[28]

References
  1. "John Bateman Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Murphy, Connor (26 April 2011). "Teenager Bateman gives encouraging début display for patched-up Bulls". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. "Wigan 60-12 Bradford". BBC Sport. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "The Albert Goldthorpe Awards". totalrl.com. League Publications. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. "Wigan sign the Bradford Bulls back-rower John Bateman". BBC Sport. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. Heppenstall, Ross (21 April 2014). "John Bateman big interview: I bit their hands off when Wigan came calling". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  10. "Wigan Warriors Super League club probe gym 'fracas'". BBC News. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. Wilkinson, Phil (7 June 2016). "Bateman situation "still the same"". Wigan Today. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. "John Bateman: Wigan Warriors suspend England forward for alleged fracas". BBC Sport. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  14. "Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs". Mirror. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  15. "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. "Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs". The Guardian.
  17. "Raiders upset Storm to advance to NRL preliminary final". The Guardian.
  18. "Tedesco tops list of 2019 Dally M award winners". NRL.
  19. "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
  20. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
  21. "How Ricky Stuart reacted to grand final 'six-again' refereeing shocker". WWOS.
  22. "John Bateman to miss first six weeks of NRL season". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  23. "Departing Bateman overcome with emotion after season-ending loss to Melbourne". wwos.nine.com.au.
  24. "John Bateman: Wigan Warriors re-sign England forward from Canberra Raiders from 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  25. "England demolish France 84–4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  26. "England rugby league World Cup squad revealed - and James Roby is back in the fold". Mirror. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  27. "Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea". Telegraph. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  28. "Great Britain left bruised at Tonga party". Times. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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