Jy Hitchcox (born 18 August 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, wing and centre for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Country Rugby League and the Illawarra Rugby League premiership.
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| Born | 18 August 1989 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL, Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. Hitchcox spent time away from Castleford at the Batley Bulldogs and Halifax in the Championship, and at Bradford in League 1. He later joined the Bradford Bulls on a permanent deal in the second tier.[citation needed]
Jy is the only player to score on debut in all tiers of professional Rugby League in both hemispheres.[citation needed]
Background
editHitchcox was born in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.[citation needed]
He played his junior football for the Mullumbimby Giants before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. As a youngster, Hitchcox played for the Australian Schoolboys Under-18s team.[3]
Playing career
editAustralia
editIn 2009, Hitchcox played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[4]
In 2010, Hitchcox joined the Melbourne Storm.[citation needed]
After a stint with Manly RUFC in the Shute Shield, Hitchcox joined the Wests Tigers in 2012.[citation needed]
In Round 23 of the 2014 NRL season, Hitchcox made his NRL début for the Wests Tigers against the Sydney Roosters.[5] He scored a try on debut.
England
editOn 19 December 2014, Hitchcox signed a two-year contract with the Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship starting in 2015.[3]
Castleford Tigers
editIn November 2015, Hitchcox signed a 1-year contract with Super League team Castleford Tigers starting in 2016.[6]
Hitchcox scored 2 tries in his début for Castleford in a live televised game against Hull F.C.
He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[7][8][9]
Leigh Centurions
editOn 29 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Centurions in the RFL Championship[10]
References
edit- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Jy Hitchcox - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Rovers snap up Hitchcox". Featherstone Rovers. Featherstone, West Yorkshire, U. K. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Jy Hitchcox". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Late Changes: NRL Round 23 - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Jy Hitchcox moves from Featherstone to Castleford | Rugby League News". Sky Sports. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Jy Hitchcox signs for Leigh". RugbyLeague.com. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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