Jy Hitchcox
Jy Hitchcox (born 18 August 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, wing and centre for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
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| Born | 18 August 1989 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 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.
Jy is the only player to score on debut in all tiers of professional Rugby League in both hemispheres.
Background
Hitchcox was born in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
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
Australia
In 2009, Hitchcox played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[4]
In 2010, Hitchcox joined the Melbourne Storm.
After a stint with Manly RUFC in the Shute Shield, Hitchcox joined the Wests Tigers in 2012.
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
On 19 December 2014, Hitchcox signed a two-year contract with the Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship starting in 2015.[3]
In 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]
References
- loverugbyleague
- "Jy Hitchcox - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- "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. 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.
