Tex Hoy (born 4 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and stand-off for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
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| Born | 4 November 1999 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and for Hull F.C. in the Super League.
Background
editBorn in Newcastle, New South Wales, Hoy played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Hoy is the son of former professional surfer Matt Hoy.[2]
Playing career
editEarly years
editHoy started playing for the Knights' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2015, the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2016 and then the Jersey Flegg Cup team in 2018.[3] In 2019, he played the majority of the year with the Knights' Canterbury Cup NSW team.[4] In July 2019, he extended his contract with the Knights until the end of the 2021 season,[5] before playing for the New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team.[6]
2020
editIn February, Hoy was promoted to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad.[7] In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers.[8]
2022
editIn July, Hoy signed a two-year contract with English Super League side Hull F.C. starting in 2023.[9]
2023
editHoy made his club debut for Hull F.C. in round 1 of the 2023 Super League season against Castleford which ended in a 32-30 victory.[10] Hoy played a total of 17 games for Hull F.C. in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 10th on the table.[11]
2024
editOn 12 April, Hoy departed Hull F.C. with immediate effect. It came the day before Tony Smith was sacked as head coach. Hull F.C. had started the season with only one win from seven games.[12]
On 20 April, it was confirmed that Hoy had joined the Castleford Tigers until the end of the 2024 season.[13] He made his club debut on 26 April against London and was voted Fans Man of the Match.[14] He scored his first try for Castleford on 4 May against Leigh.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Tex Hoy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Youngster Hoy determined to make his own name". Newcastle Knights. 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Tex Hoy". 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Rd 24 Canterbury Cup and Flegg teams". Newcastle Knights. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Knights extend young guns Hoy and Momoisea". Newcastle Knights. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "NSWRL announces CABE Under-20 squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Tex Hoy promoted to Top 30 NRL squad". Newcastle Knights. 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Knights v Panthers Round 3 NRL team list". Newcastle Knights. 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Hoy to tackle Super League". Newcastle Knights. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Super League: Hull FC 32-30 Castleford Tigers - Away side fall just short of remarkable fightback". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Hull FC highs and lows as mid-season resurgence not enough to prevent drop-off". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
- ^ "Tex Hoy Stance Outlined By Hull FC". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
- ^ Olawumi, Ben (20 April 2024). "Castleford Tigers confirm Tex Hoy signing with quota spot filled by ex-Hull FC ace". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Castleford Tigers [@CTRLFC] (1 May 2024). "The @HuntersHomes Man of the Match from Friday's game was... On debut, Tex Hoy!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Leigh and Castleford draw in extra-time classic". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.