Joe Westerman

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Joe Westerman (born 15 November 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a Template:Rlp for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has represented the England Knights and England at international level.

He has previously played for Castleford Tigers, Hull FC, Warrington Wolves and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, and for Toronto Wolfpack in the RFL Championship.

Background

Westerman was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

Westerman grew up supporting Castleford Tigers and has been a fan of the club since he was 6 years old.

Club career

Castleford Tigers

Westerman burst onto the scene in 2007 in the Castleford Tigers National League One campaign, having previous played junior rugby league with Castleford Lock Lane and the Featherstone Lions.[1] Joe played in most of the Castleford Tiger's games and scored 2 tries in the National League One Grand Final at Headingley. Joe was named National League One young player of the year.

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Westerman playing for the Castleford Tigers in 2008

In 2008 Joe had a great first season in the Super League for Castleford scoring 12 tries in 25 games.[2] He was tipped for being a future England RL international.[3]

Hull F.C.

Westerman was Hull F.C.'s marquee signing for Super League XVI, with the Black and Whites paying a club record fee to secure the services of the former Castleford Tigers man.[4]

Warrington Wolves

In October 2015, Westerman signed a 3-year contract with Warrington for a fee of £150,000.[5]

He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[6][7]

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[8]

Toronto Wolfpack

Upon promotion from League 1 in 2017, Westerman signed with Rugby League's first trans-Atlantic team, the Toronto Wolfpack, on 1 October 2017.[9] Westerman joined fellow Wolves teammate Ashton Sims for the 2018 season, who signed with the Wolfpack less than a month prior.[10]

In April 2018 Westerman was released by Toronto Wolfpack after making only 4 appearances for the club. The decision to allow Westerman to leave for free raised eyebrows given he was less than 6 months into a three-year contract and the Wolfpack had paid a transfer fee of £130,000 to secure his services.[11]

Return to Hull F.C.

Westerman returned to Hull FC in April 2018 despite interest from other clubs. He cited coach Lee Radford and his love for Hull FC as reasons for his choice.[12]

In the local derby in June 2019 against Hull Kingston Rovers, he dislocated his knee in a tackle only to slap it back in place and continue playing.[13]

Wakefield Trinity

Westerman signed a two-year deal with Wakefield Trinity ahead of the 2020 Super League season.[14]

Return to Castleford Tigers

In June 2021, it was announced that Westerman would return to his boyhood club, the Castleford Tigers, on a two-year deal from the 2022 season.[15] He would be working alongside former coach Lee Radford once again, as well as playing for the team he supported as a child. Commenting on the news, he said, "The standard is really high now and I just want to get there and play well for my hometown club next year."[15]

Westerman made his second Castleford debut on 11 February 2022 against the Salford Red Devils.[16] He was voted the Fans' Man of the Match for the first two rounds of the season against Salford and Warrington.[17][18] Following another two Man of the Match performances against Wigan and Leeds in March, head coach Radford called Westerman "the best 13 in the competition".[19] His standout personal year saw him dominate the club's end-of-season awards, being named Directors' Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, and Club Player of the Year.[20]

In the 2023 season, Westerman made 23 appearances for Castleford and scored one try against the Leigh Leopards.[21] He served as acting captain during the final months of the season due to the injury absence of Paul McShane.[22] He was named as Players' Player of the Year and Club Player of the Year, retaining the awards for the second consecutive year.[23] In September, Westerman signed a two-year contract extension with the Tigers and said, "I always wanted to end my career at Cas."[24][25] Director of rugby Danny Wilson said, "As a person, he's Castleford through and through. He wears his heart on his sleeve when he plays and he's been our best player for the last 2 years."[26]

Ahead of the 2024 season, Westerman was appointed Castleford co-captain alongside Paul McShane by new head coach Craig Lingard.[27][28] He scored a try against the Salford Red Devils on 25 February,[29] and a second weeks later against the Catalans Dragons on 16 March.[30]

In December 2024, new head coach Danny McGuire named Westerman in Castleford's senior leadership group for the 2025 season, with Sam Wood succeeding both him and the departing McShane as captain.[31]

International career

Westerman played for and captained the England Knights in their 38-18 victory against France at the Leigh Sports Village on 15 October 2011.[32]

Westerman made his senior international debut on 25 October 2014, starting in England's 32-26 victory against Samoa at the Suncorp Stadium in the 2014 Four Nations.[33][34]

Westerman made a return to the England team on 25 June 2021, playing against the Combined Nations All Stars at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.[35]

Club statistics

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Appearances and points in all competitions by year
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Template:Leagueicon Castleford Tigers 2007 National League One 24 12 20 0 88
2008 Super League 25 12 28 0 104
2009 Super League 28 9 41 0 118
2010 Super League 26 10 86 0 212
2022 Super League 29 1 0 0 4
2023 Super League 23 1 0 0 4
2024 Super League 26 3 0 0 12
2025 Super League 10 0 0 0 0
Total 191 48 175 0 542
Template:Leagueicon Hull F.C. 2011 Super League 28 10 23 0 86
2012 Super League 18 5 2 0 24
2013 Super League 31 8 21 0 74
2014 Super League 28 3 13 1 39
2015 Super League 23 3 0 0 12
2018 Super League 6 0 0 0 0
2019 Super League 26 10 0 0 40
Total 160 39 59 1 275
Template:Leagueicon Warrington Wolves 2016 Super League 34 10 0 0 40
2017 Super League 19 2 0 0 8
Total 53 12 0 0 48
Template:Leagueicon Toronto Wolfpack 2018 Championship 5 0 0 0 0
Template:Leagueicon Wakefield Trinity 2020 Super League 17 4 0 0 16
2021 Super League 17 3 0 0 12
Total 34 7 0 0 28
Career total 443 106 234 1 893
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Personal life

In February 2023, Castleford Tigers fined Westerman after an online video was released showing him performing a sex act in public on a woman, who was not his wife. The club also ordered Westerman to help educate young people on the effects of alcohol and "dangers of social media when in the public eye". Westerman issued a statement, saying "I'd also like to apologise to the supporters, sponsors, staff, and directors of Castleford Tigers as well as my team-mates. I'd like to extend this apology to the game of rugby league, and I have realised that I need to work on my decision-making around alcohol."[37][38][39]

Westerman is a lifelong supporter of both Manchester United and Castleford Tigers.

References

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