Deon Cross

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Deon Cross
Personal information
Full nameDeon Cross
Born (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 29)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Rochdale Hornets 2711000
2019 Barrow Raiders 30140056
2020–21 Widnes Vikings 30240096
2022–25 Salford Red Devils 923200128
2025– St Helens 72008
Total1868300288
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– England Knights 20000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 16 July 2025

Deon Cross (born 30 July 1996) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or Winger for St Helens in the Super League.

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He previously played for the Rochdale Hornets, Barrow Raiders and the Widnes Vikings in the Championship, featuring as a winger earlier in his career. [3]

Playing career

Deon Cross started out his career at his local junior club Blackbrook ARLFC in St.Helens before making a move to the St.Helens Scholarship programme. Once being released as a 16yr old Cross then returned to the amateur fold playing for the Blackbrook open age side.

Cross then went onto play for the Rochdale Hornets side in 2018 before a move to Barrow Raiders in 2019, then returning locally to play for the Widnes Vikings outfit for the 2020 season, where he scored a try in every appearance he played for the Vikings that season. In 2022, Cross achieved a Super League move to the Salford Red Devils.

Salford Red Devils

In February 2022 Cross made his Salford Super League début against the Castleford Tigers. [4] In the 2023 Super League season, Cross played 27 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs. [5]

St Helens

On 25 April 2025, it was announced that Cross had joined St Helens R.F.C. on a two-year deal, at least until the end of the 2027 season. 0n 3 May 2025, Cross made his club debut for St Helens at the 2025 Magic Weekend against Leeds. On 15 May 2025, Cross made his home club debut for St Helens in their 40-0 victory over Catalans. [6] [7]

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Deon Cross
  3. Salford's ex-Saints junior Deon Cross has message for 'rejected' players
  4. Castleford Tigers 16 Salford Red Devils 26: Disappointing Super League start for new boss Lee Radford
  5. "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk. 2 October 2023.
  6. "St Helens sign Cross from Salford to end of 2027". BBC sport. 25 April 2025.
  7. "Super League: Updates, scores, fixtures, commentary, and highlights as St Helens host Catalans Dragons". www.skysports.com.