Tex Hoy

Tex Hoy (born 4 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and  for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and for Hull F.C. in the Super League.

Background
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Hoy played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Hoy is the son of former professional surfer Matt Hoy.

Early years
Hoy started playing for the Knights' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2015, the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2016 and then the Jersey Flegg Cup team in 2018. In 2019, he played the majority of the year with the Knights' Canterbury Cup NSW team. In July 2019, he extended his contract with the Knights until the end of the 2021 season, before playing for the New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team.

2020
In February, Hoy was promoted to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad. In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers.

2022
In July, Hoy signed a two-year contract with English Super League side Hull F.C. starting in 2023.

2023
Hoy made his club debut for Hull F.C. in round 1 of the 2023 Super League season against Castleford which ended in a 32-30 victory. Hoy played a total of 17 games for Hull F.C. in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 10th on the table.

2024
On 12 April, Hoy departed Hull F.C. with immediate effect. It came the day after Tony Smith was sacked as head coach. Hull F.C. had started the season with only one win from seven games.

On 20 April, it was confirmed that Hoy had joined the Castleford Tigers until the end of the 2024 season. He made his club debut on 26 April against London and was voted Fans Man of the Match. He scored his first try for Castleford on 4 May against Leigh.