Izaac Farrell (born 30 January 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for the Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1. Izaac is a product of the Giants' academy system[4] and is the son of former Huddersfield, Sheffield, and Leeds player Anthony Farrell and the brother of current Sheffield Eagles player Joel Farrell
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| Born | 30 January 1998 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Anthony Farrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Joel Farrell (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editHuddersfield Giants
editIn 2017 he made his Challenge Cup début for the Huddersfield Giants against the Swinton Lions.[5]
Batley Bulldogs
editIn 2018 he joined the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship on a season long loan.[6]
He made his Super League debut for the Giants in February 2019.[7]
Sheffield Eagles
editIn 2020, Farrell joined his brother Joel at Sheffield Eagles, where he has played regularly since his arrival at the Steel City club.
Keighley Cougars (loan)
editOn 24 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1 on loan[8]
Keighley Cougars
editOn 15 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1 on a 2-year deal.[9]
International
editScotland
editHe made his debut for Scotland in the defeat to Ireland in October 2024 at Gateshead.
Personal life
editBorn in England, Farrell is of Jamaican, Trinidadian and Scottish descent.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Izaac Farrell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Player Summary: Izaac Farrell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Barrow, Pete (26 April 2017). "Izaac Farrell signs Super League deal for Huddersfield Giants". YorkshireLive.
- ^ "Rugby League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Giants half-back Izaac Farrell to spend 2018 at Batley". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Izaac Farrell joins Keighley Cougars on loan". Sheffield Eagles. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Nathan Atkinson (15 October 2024). "Keighley Cougars sign Izaac Farrell but eight players leave". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "How the West Indies could line-up if their rugby league team returned". Love Rugby League. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "England Knights v Jamaica: How the two teams could line-up". Serious About Rugby League. 16 July 2019.
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