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Full name | Jon Luke Kirby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | England | 23 September 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 July 2023 |
Jon Luke Kirby (born 23 September 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the Midlands Hurricanes in the RFL League 1. He had previously played for the York City Knights.
He has spent time on loan from Huddersfield Giants at Hunslet in League 1, Halifax and Dewsbury Rams in the Championship.
In 2019 he made his Super League début for the Giants against Hull F.C. [3]
On 11 November 2022 it was announced that Kirby had joined the York Knights. [4]
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