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Craig Huby
Personal information
Full nameCraig Huby
Born (1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38)[1]
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight16 st 10 lb (106 kg)[1]
PositionProp
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 (Heritage № 1379) and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and spent 11 years with the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 800), playing in the Super League and the second tier of English rugby league.

Background[edit]

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

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b Smith, Peter (24 December 2013). "Castleford Tigers: Fans urged to back Huby testimonial". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "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.

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