Every Super League club’s longest-serving player: Leroy Cudjoe, Jonny Lomax, Liam Farrell…

We’ve looked at the longest-serving player at every Super League club, based on when they made their most recent debut at senior level in that club’s colours.

For example, Marc Sneyd first debuted for Salford Red Devils in 2010 but spent time at Castleford Tigers and Hull FC before returning to Greater Manchester in 2022. Accordingly, his ‘service’ to the Red Devils only begins in 2022.

Additionally however, where players have featured on loan before signing permanently – without then making an appearance back for their parent club – that is counted.

We won’t give it away, but Hull KR’s longest-serving player(s) both fall into that category.

Without further ado, every Super League club’s longest-serving player heading into the 2025 campaign…

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Castleford Tigers – Liam Watts

Now 34, Watts began his career with Castleford and made a sole senior appearance for the Tigers back in 2007 before departing for pastures new. He eventually returned ahead of the 2018 campaign and has remained at The Jungle ever since.

Having made a ‘second debut’ on February 10, 2018 against Wigan, the prop – a one-time England Knights international – is now Cas’ longest-serving player following the departure of Paul McShane. Watts now needs just three more appearances to reach the milestone of 150 games in Fords colours.

Catalans Dragons – Julian Bousquet

32-year-old Bousquet debuted for Catalans on July 14, 2012 against Hull FC having joined from FC Lézignan in the off-season prior. Now a 16-time France international, the Fabrezan-born ace has gone on to make 282 appearances across all competitions for the Dragons to date.

The prop won the Challenge Cup in 2018, featuring at Wembley in the competition’s showpiece against Warrington Wolves, and has also appeared in their two Grand Final defeats at Old Trafford – 2021 & 2023.

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Huddersfield Giants – Leroy Cudjoe

One-club man Cudjoe, who came through hometown club Huddersfield’s academy, has gone on to make 382 senior appearances for his hometown club to date. The first of those came on February 10, 2008 against Leeds Rhinos, one of just three games to date that have seen the stalwart come off the interchange bench.

Now 36, the 12-time England international won the 2013 League Leaders’ Shield with the Giants. He’s also featured in two Challenge Cup finals, both ending in defeat, in 2009 & 2022.

Hull FC – Brad Fash

Following Danny Houghton’s retirement, versatile forward Fash is now Hull’s longest-serving player. He made his first-team debut for the Airlie Birds on July 12, 2015 against Castleford and now has a total of 172 senior appearances for the club on his CV.

The 28-year-old – another one-time England Knights international – has had loan spells at Doncaster, Leigh and Toronto since that senior debut a decade ago, but has never departed the MKM Stadium on a permanent basis.

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Hull KR – Dean Hadley and Jez Litten

In terms of being permanently contracted, Mikey Lewis would be KR’s longest servant, but Hadley and Litten both pip him by five days when their loan stints at the back end of the 2019 campaign are included.

The pair joined the Robins from rivals Hull FC at the end of July and made their debuts together against Castleford on August 4, 2019. They’d already agreed permanent deals, which started when 2020 came around. Man of Steel Lewis’ senior debut in a KR shirt, for clarity, came five days later on August 9, 2019 against Wigan.

Leeds Rhinos – Ash Handley

Academy product Handley debuted at senior level for Leeds on August 17, 2014 in a defeat at London Broncos. The winger, 28, went on to feature on dual-registration for Featherstone Rovers, but has never been permanently contracted anywhere else than Headingley.

Having scored 13 tries in the 2015 treble-winning campaign, he now has 212 appearances for Leeds, also scoring a brace in the 2020 Challenge Cup final victory against Salford Red Devils. That year, Handley ended as Super League’s top try-scorer, and the two-time England international made his first appearance in a Grand Final in 2022, beaten by St Helens at Old Trafford.

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Leigh Leopards – Keanan Brand

25-year-old Brand holds the title of Leigh’s longest-serving player having first joined on loan at the start of 2021. The Love Island Series 9 star’s first appearance for the then-‘Centurions’ came  on March 26, 2021 against Wigan. He was still a Warrington player then, but didn’t make an appearance for the Wolves before signing permanently at Leigh ahead of the 2022 campaign.

Playing 23 games across all competitions to help Adrian Lam’s side make an immediate return to Super League that year, the one-time Ireland international didn’t make an appearance for Leigh in 2023, and made just three last term. During his time with the Leopards, Brand has had Championship loan stints with Barrow, Widnes and Bradford.

Salford Red Devils – Chris Atkin

31-year-old utility Atkin joined Salford ahead of the 2020 season following his departure from Hull KR, and made his debut for the Red Devils in Round 1 that year at home against Leeds on February 22, 2020, losing out 22-8.

Having featured exactly 100 times for Swinton Lions at the start of his career, the two-time England Knights international has already surpassed that milestone where Salford are concerned.

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St Helens – Jonny Lomax

Lomax came through Saints’ youth setup to make his debut at senior level on March 27, 2009 – starting at full-back away against Wakefield. Now the Red V’s captain, the 34-year-old has made 350 appearances to date. Never featuring for any other club, even on loan, only five men have played more games for the club in the summer era.

The playmaker is an 11-time England international, with four appearances for Great Britain also on his CV. He’s won everything there is to win with Saints, featuring in six Grand Finals and winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in 2022 with a man of the match performance at Old Trafford against Leeds in the most recent of those.

Wakefield Trinity – Max Jowitt

Full-back Jowitt made a first-team debut for hometown club Wakefield on August 15, 2014 away against St Helens. Since that debut, he’s featured on loan/dual-registration for Dewsbury, Oxford and Newcastle, but has never permanently departed Belle Vue.

The 27-year-old now has 152 senior games under his belt in a Trinity shirt. Playing a key role in their treble-winning season in the second tier last season, he scored exactly 500 points across all competitions, with that the highest tally ever of any player anywhere in the world in a single rugby league season!

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Warrington Wolves – Stefan Ratchford

Ratchford, 35, had already made 108 senior appearances for Salford when he joined Warrington ahead of the 2012 campaign, and holds the Wolves’ longest-serving player title having debuted in a 20-20 draw at Hull FC on February 5, 2012. He pips Ben Currie, who is six years his junior, to that title by circa two months due to when Currie’s first senior appearance came.

The eight-time England international, is now Wire’s club captain and has made 340 appearances in their colours to date with only four men featuring more often for the club in the Super League era. Two-time Challenge Cup winner Ratchford has played in four Grand Final defeats, winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in their loss against Wigan at Old Trafford in 2018.

Wigan Warriors – Liam Farrell

16-time England international Farrell came through Wigan’s academy to debut at senior level for his hometown club on April 5, 2010 against Wakefield. Earlier that year, he had featured on dual-registration for Widnes Vikings, but since his Warriors debut, he’s not donned any other club’s shirt in any capacity.

The back-rower, now a six-time Super League champion, has won everything there is to win. He has featured 380 times for the Cherry & Whites, with only Sean O’Loughlin making more for the club in the summer era. Included in the Dream Team six times, 34-year-old Farrell won the Harry Sunderland Trophy in 2016 for his showing in their Grand Final success against Warrington.

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