Greg Eden

Greg Eden (born 14 November 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

Eden has represented the England Knights at international level. He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers, the Huddersfield Giants and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, and the Halifax Panthers, Featherstone Rovers, Hunslet and North Wales Crusaders in the RFL Championship. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and at the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

Eden is renowned for his lightning pace and his prolific finishing ability. He ranks as Castleford's second-highest top tryscorer in the Super League era, and eighth-highest of all time.

Background Eden was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Club career Castleford Tigers Eden made his senior debut for Castleford against the Warrington Wolves on 1 July 2011, scoring and assisting a try.

Huddersfield Giants Eden signed for the Huddersfield Giants from the Castleford Tigers in the winter of 2011 and made an immediate impact in the Super League, establishing himself as first choice at the Huddersfield Giants within weeks of the season beginning. He was rewarded with a long-term deal until the end of the 2015 season.

Hull Kingston Rovers Eden moved to Hull Kingston Rovers in the winter of 2012, signing a three-year deal. He made 39 appearances for the club across 2 seasons, scoring 24 tries.

Salford Red Devils (loan)

On 25 April 2014, Greg Eden joined the Salford Red Devils on a 1-month loan deal. In May, this was subsequently extended on a week-by-week basis, with Hull KR able to recall him at any chosen period. The Robins exercised this right in June following a serious injury to fullback Ben Cockayne.

Gateshead Thunder (dual registration) Eden made 2 appearances for Gateshead in 2014, through their dual-registration arrangement with Hull KR.

Brisbane Broncos On 1 September 2014, Eden signed with Brisbane Broncos, boosting their ranks after the Broncos showed great interest in him. Eden spent the 2015 season with the Broncos affiliate club Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. In February 2016, Eden made his Broncos debut in the World Club Series against the Wigan Warriors, scoring a try in a 42–12 win.

Castleford Tigers In June 2016 Eden agreed upon a two-year contract with hometown Super League side Castleford Tigers for the upcoming season starting in 2017.

Eden was given the squad number 5 prior to the start of the season, and played the majority of matches on Castleford's left wing. He scored 38 Super League tries in his first season back at Castleford, including 5 hat-tricks against Leeds twice, Widnes, Leigh and Warrington. Eden topped the try scoring charts and was named in the Super League Dream Team for this season. He played at fullback in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford, after Zak Hardaker was suspended two days before the game following a failed drugs test.

Eden's excellent strike rate for the Tigers was rewarded with a three-year contract extension in 2018. However, his season was limited to just 15 appearances following a hamstring injury. Despite this, he still scored 18 tries, including 3 hat-tricks against Widnes, Catalans and Wakefield.

In the first match of 2020, Eden scored a trademark length-of-the-field try against Toronto Wolfpack, before hyper extending his knee in the second half. He scored a hat-trick against Hull KR and finished the season with 8 tries in 8 appearances.

Eden's impressive performances following his return to the team towards the end of an injury-hit 2021 season contributed towards Castleford's improvement in form. He scored a late length-of-the-field interception try on 12 August 2021 to seal Castleford's first league win away to St Helens in 31 years.

Eden scored a hat-trick against Hull FC in his first appearance of the 2022 season. He was also voted the Fans' Man of the Match for his first 2 games of the year. He scored his 100th Castleford try on 14 April against Wakefield Trinity in his 94th game for the club. In the second half of the season, Eden was primarily utilised as a or due to the concurrent injury absences of Jake Trueman, Gareth O'Brien, Niall Evalds and Ryan Hampshire. In July, he signed a new one-year deal with Cas, with the option of a further year.

In round 22 of the 2023 Super League season, Eden scored a hat-trick against Wakefield Trinity to reach 150 career tries. Castleford would win the match 28-12. Eden played 15 games for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season and scored nine tries as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.

Halifax Panthers On 7 November 2023, it was reported that he had signed for Halifax in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 28 January 2024 in an 1895 Cup first round fixture away at Oldham RLFC, scoring 2 tries in a 24-20 defeat.

On 15 May 2024 it was announced that he had ended his contract with Halifax Panthers with immediate effect after expressing a desire to play closer to home.

Featherstone Rovers On 19 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship.

On 13 January 2025 Greg confirmed on Instagram that he had left Featherstone Rovers

Hunslet RLFC On 24 Jan 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Hunslet RLFC in the RFL Championship

North Wales Crusaders On 9 December 2025 it was reported that he had signed for North Wales Crusaders in the RFL Championship

Bradford Bulls (loan) On 23 April 2026 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford Bulls in the Super League on loan

On 18 May 2026 it was confirmed that Eden's loan period would not be extended and he would return to North Wales Crusaders

Sheffield Eagles On 3 June 2026 it was reported that he had signed for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

International career In September 2012 Eden was selected in the England Knights squad.

Eden made his international début for England Knights on 28 October 2012 in the 62-24 Alitalia Cup series win over Scotland at the Meggetland Stadium in Edinburgh.

Records and achievements Eden scored his 100th try for Castleford on 14 April 2022 against Wakefield Trinity, becoming the 12th player to achieve this in the club's history and just the 2nd in the Super League era. Eden became the first player to achieve this for Castleford in the Super League era.

Eden's 41 tries for Castleford in 2017 places him second for the most tries scored in a single season for Castleford, behind Denny Solomona's 42 in 2016, ahead of St. John Ellis' 40 in 1993–94.

Eden holds the record for fastest hat-trick in rugby league history; his treble against Leigh on 29 May 2017 took just 4 minutes 59 seconds, beating Shaun Johnson's record 6 minutes 30 seconds for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra Raiders in 2013.

Eden is believed to hold the record for the most consecutive hat-tricks; in 2017, he scored trebles in 4 successive matches (against St Helens, Leeds, Widnes and Leigh), which is believed to be a first in the professional game.

Statistics

+ Appearances and points in all competitions by year Club Season Tier Castleford Tigers 2011 Super League 3 1 0 0 4 2017 Super League 31 41 0 0 164 2018 Super League 15 18 0 0 72 2019 Super League 21 13 0 0 52 2020 Super League 8 8 0 0 32 2021 Super League 9 8 0 0 32 2022 Super League 20 14 0 0 56 2023 Super League 15 9 0 0 36 Total 122 112 0 0 448 Huddersfield Giants 2012 Super League 27 13 0 0 52 Hull Kingston Rovers 2013 Super League 22 14 0 0 56 2014 Super League 17 10 0 0 40 Total 39 24 0 0 96 → Gateshead Thunder (DR) 2014 League 1 2 0 0 0 0 → Salford Red Devils (loan) 2014 Super League 5 1 0 0 4 Brisbane Broncos 2015 NRL 0 0 0 0 0 2016 NRL 7 2 0 0 8 Total 7 2 0 0 8 → Wynnum Manly Seagulls (feeder) 2015 Queensland Cup 22 16 0 0 64 2016 Queensland Cup 8 5 0 0 20 Total 30 21 0 0 84 Halifax Panthers 2024 Championship 9 5 0 0 20 Featherstone Rovers 2024 Championship 15 1 0 0 4 Hunslet RLFC 2025 Championship 12 4 0 0 16 North Wales Crusaders 2026 Championship 6 7 0 0 28→ Bradford Bulls (loan) 2026 Championship 2 1 0 0 4 Career total 256 185 0 0 740