Craig Huby

Craig Huby

Personal information
Full name	Craig Huby
Born	(1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38) [1] Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England [1]
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Weight	16 st 10 lb (106 kg) [1]
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–14 Castleford Tigers 199 30 45 0 210 2015–16 Huddersfield Giants 47 2 0 0 8 2017–19 Wakefield Trinity 51 3 0 0 12 Total 297 35 45 0 230
Source: [2] [3]

Craig Huby (born 27 March 1986) is an English rugby league footballer. He has previously played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and spent 11 years with the Castleford Tigers, playing in the Super League and the second tier of English rugby league.

Background

Huby was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England in 1986. ^[1]

Playing career

He made his début for his hometown club, Castleford Tigers, against Leeds Rhinos as a 17-year-old in May 2003. ^{[4] [5]} He established himself as a regular first-team player in the 2005 National League season and his good form of that season continued in the Super League 2006. ^[6] He suffered a number of injuries in the promotion-winning season of 2007 but was a key member of the side in 2008. ^[6] In May 2008, Huby signed a three-year extension to his contract, ^[7] and, in March 2011, by then Castleford’s longest serving player, he signed a further three-year contract. ^[8] A fractured kneecap, suffered in a match against St Helens in April 2011, ruled him out of the game for almost a year; he made his comeback against Featherstone in April 2012. ^{[9] [10]} He was granted a testimonial after ten years in the senior team with a game against Halifax on Boxing Day 2013. ^[5]

He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium, ^[11] two weeks after dislocating his elbow in the semifinal against the Widnes Vikings. ^{[12] [13]}

In September 2014, Huby joined the Huddersfield Giants on a four-year contract. ^[14] He played in every game for Huddersfield during the 2015 season but suffered a broken wrist in training in December 2015 that required surgery and led to him missing the start of the 2016 season. ^[15] He was allowed to leave in December 2016 and joined Wakefield Trinity on a three-year contract. ^{[16] [17]} A bad shoulder injury suffered during a match in February 2019 led to a lengthy layoff and Huby left Wakefield Trinity by mutual consent in July 2019. ^{[18] [19]}

References

1. "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Craig Huby". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. "Craig Huby : Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
3. "Craig Huby : Player Stats". Love Rugby League.
4. "Castleford Tigers: Outlook testament to Huby's character". Yorkshire Evening Post. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Huby made his debut just a month after his 17th birthday, in a televised derby against Leeds Rhinos at Headingley back in 2003.
5. Smith, Peter (24 December 2013). "Castleford Tigers: Fans urged to back Huby testimonial". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
6. "Craig Huby : Player Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
7. "Huby signs new deal with Cas". Yorkshire Evening Post. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
8. Hadfield, Dave (18 March 2011). "Huby rewarded with new Cas deal". Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
9. "Castleford Tigers: Huby sidelined by a broken kneecap". Yorkshire Evening Post. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
10. "Huby expecting more from himself after disappointing return in Cup loss". The Yorkshire Post. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
11. "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". The Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
12. "Castleford are given lift by fans and Huby". The Yorkshire Post. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
13. Wilson, Andy (23 August 2014). "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2019. ...the performance of Craig Huby, the Castleford prop, in defying the excruciating pain of a recently-dislocated elbow...
14. "Craig Huby: Huddersfield Giants sign Castleford Tigers prop". BBC Sport. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
15. Press Association (6 January 2016). "Huddersfield's Craig Huby to miss start of Super League with broken wrist". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
16. Booth, Mel (3 December 2016). "Huddersfield Giants agree to let unsettled Craig Huby join Wakefield Trinity". Examiner Live. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
17. PA Sports (7 December 2016). "Wakefield Trinity sign Craig Huby from Huddersfield Giants". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
18. "Craig Huby: Wakefield Trinity prop out for up to four months with shoulder problem". BBC Sport. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
19. "Craig Huby: Wakefield Trinity part with prop by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

External links

• Wakefield Trinity profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Castleford Tigers profile
• SL profile