Jacob Fairbank
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| Born | 4 March 1990 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 8 lb (99 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacob Fairbank (born 4 March 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays prop, second-row and loose forward for Halifax in the Betfred Championship.
Background
Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.
Huddersfield
Jacob signed for Huddersfield, and progressed through the youth system, finally making his début in Round 23 of the 2011 season against Hull Kingston Rovers. Since then he has made a number of appearances for the first team.
He featured in Round 4 in 2014.
Bradford
In 2013 he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Jacob signed a 1-month deal at Bradford after they suffered an injury crisis in their pack. Fairbank featured in Round 15 (Salford) to Round 16 (Huddersfield). He was injured for Round 17-18.
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
On 1 May 2014, Jacob signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a 1-month loan deal.[5][6]
Statistics
| Season | Appearances | Tries | Goals | D/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Huddersfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Huddersfield | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Huddersfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Bradford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Batley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Batley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 London Broncos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jacob Fairbank". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Huddersfield Giants Profile
- ^ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30111/fairbank-joins-wakefield-on-loan
- ^ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12214/9291512/super-league-huddersfield-giants-loan-jacob-fairbank-to-wakefield-wildcats