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Born | Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia | 18 August 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 5 January 2023 |
Jy Hitchcox (born 18 August 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback , wing and centre for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Country Rugby League and the Illawarra Rugby League premiership.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL, Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 964) 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.[ citation needed ]
Jy is the only player to score on debut in all tiers of professional Rugby League in both hemispheres.[ citation needed ]
Hitchcox was born in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.[ citation needed ]
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]
In 2009, Hitchcox played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team. [4]
In 2010, Hitchcox joined the Melbourne Storm.[ citation needed ]
After a stint with Manly RUFC in the Shute Shield, Hitchcox joined the Wests Tigers in 2012.[ citation needed ]
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.
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]
On 29 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Centurions in the RFL Championship [10]
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