Joe Westerman


Joe Westerman is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League, and the England Knights and England at international level.
He previously played for the Castleford Tigers, Hull F.C. in two separate spells and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship. He played as a at the start of his professional career.

Background

Westerman was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

Castleford Tigers

Westerman burst onto the scene in 2007 in the Castleford Tigers National League One campaign after signing from junior club the Featherstone Lions. 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.
In 2008 Joe had a great first season in the Super League for Castleford scoring 12 tries in 25 games. He was tipped for being a future England RL international.

Hull F.C

Westerman was Hull F.C.’s marquee signing for Super League XVI, with the Black and Whites paying one of their highest ever transfer fees to secure the services of the former Castleford Tigers man.
In October 2014, Westerman made his international début starting in a match for England against Samoa in the 2014 Four Nations.

Warrington Wolves

In October 2015, Westerman signed a 3-year contract with Warrington for a fee of £150,000
He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.
He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.

Toronto Wolfpack

Upon promotion from League 1 in 2017, Westerman signed with Rugby Leagues first trans-Atlantic team, the Toronto Wolfpack on 1 October 2017. Westerman joins fellow Wolves teammate Ashton Sims for the 2018 season, who signed with the Wolfpack less than a month prior. 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 3 year contract and the Wolfpack had paid a transfer fee of £130,000 to secure his services.

Return to Hull FC

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.

Wakefield Trinity

Westerman signed a 2 year deal with Wakefield Trinity ahead of the 2020 season.Wakefield Trinity