Jamie Thackray

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Jamie Thackray
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Personal information
Full nameJamie Thackray
Born (1979-09-30) 30 September 1979 (age 44)
Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Rugby league
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997–00 Hunslet Hawks 6960024
1999(loan)→ Doncaster 40000
2000–02 Halifax 5130012
2002(loan)→ Doncaster 20000
2003–04 Castleford Tigers 2150020
2005–06 Hull FC 4330012
2006–08 Leeds Rhinos 3470028
2008(loan)→ Doncaster 21004
2008–09 Hull FC 4240016
2010 Crusaders RL 1930012
2010(loan)→ South Wales Scorpions 10000
2011 Barrow Raiders 212008
2011–12 Limoux Grizzlies 91004
2012–13 Workington Town 52160064
2015–16 London Broncos 3560024
2016(loan)→ London Skolars 20000
2017 Doncaster 151004
2019 Keighley Cougars 131004
2020 Whitehaven 40000
Total4395900236
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005 Great Britain 30000
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–15 Hullensians
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Jamie Thackray (born 30 September 1979) is a former Great Britain international rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row forward. He played for over a dozen professional clubs throughout his career, most notably appearing for Halifax, Castleford Tigers, Hull, Leeds Rhinos and Crusaders in the Super League.

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Biography

Early career

Born in Leeds, Thackray played junior rugby league for Oulton Raiders before turning professional with Hunslet, [4] where he made his debut in 1997. He appeared as a substitute in the club's 12–11 win over Dewsbury in the 1999 Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final. [5]

Super League career

Thackray playing for Hull FC Jamie Thackray.jpg
Thackray playing for Hull FC

After a stint with Halifax, Thackray moved to Castleford. [6] During these seasons, Thackray played some games as a second-row before settling into his permanent role as a prop forward. His appearances at Castleford were limited due to suffering a broken arm twice during his two seasons at the club. [7]

After Castleford, Thackray moved to Hull FC. [8] Thackray played for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the Leeds Rhinos. [9] He was named in the Super League Dream Team at the end of the season, and was selected by Great Britain for the 2005 Tri-Nations, [10] winning three caps during the tournament.

He then moved to Leeds in 2006. [11] In February 2007, he scored a memorable try in a 22–30 defeat against Catalans Dragons which won the club's try of the season award. [12] [13]

After a spell on loan to Doncaster in the Northern Rail Cup, [14] [15] he re-joined Hull in March 2008. [16] He helped the club reach the 2008 Challenge Cup final, but Hull received a fine of £100,000 as Thackray had made ineligible appearances in earlier rounds of the competition due to not being registered. [17]

At the end of the 2009 season, Thackray was released by Hull. In early 2010, Thackray signed for Crusaders RL. [18] Within a fortnight, he made his début for Crusaders against his former team, Leeds and went on to appear 20 times for the Welsh outfit during their Super League campaign.

Later career

On 12 November 2010, it was announced that he had joined Super League hopefuls Barrow for the 2011 Championship campaign. [19]

In 2012 he joined Workington Town. [20]

In 2014, Thackray played in Australia for Cairns District Rugby League club Atherton Roosters. [21]

After a spell playing rugby union for Hullensians, Thackray joined London Broncos in the Championship. [22] In 2016, his 20th season as a professional rugby league player, he was awarded a testimonial by the Rugby Football League. [23]

Thackray initially ended his playing career with Doncaster in 2017, but came out of retirement to sign for Keighley Cougars in 2019. [24] At the age of 40, he signed a one-year deal with Whitehaven for the 2020 season. [25]

After retiring from rugby league, Thackray began running a caravan construction company. [26]

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