Jump to content

Craig Huby

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KasparBot (talk | contribs) at 16:55, 6 April 2016 (migrating Persondata to Wikidata, please help, see challenges for this article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Craig Huby
Personal information
Full nameCraig Huby
Born (1986-05-21) 21 May 1986 (age 38)
Pontefract, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight16 st 10 lb (106 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–14 Castleford Tigers 198 27 45 0 198
2015– Huddersfield Giants 32 1 0 0 4
Total 230 28 45 0 202
As of 25 September 2015

Craig Huby (born 21 May 1986 in Pontefract) is an English rugby league footballer playing for Huddersfield Giants in the European Super League. He previously spent 11 years with Castleford Tigers.

Huby made his debut for his hometown club against Leeds Rhinos as a 16-year-old in 2003. He was established as a regular first-team player in the 2005 National League season. His good form of that season continued in Super League 2006, and despite suffering a number of injuries in the promotion-winning season of 2007 he has been a key member of the side since. He is a fan favourite at the club whom pride in home grown players. He further gave credence to this after playing in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final two weeks after dislocating his elbow in the Semi Final against Widnes Vikings.

Married to Victoria, they have 2 children and live locally to Castleford where he grew up and played junior rugby for Castleford Panthers.

Craig Huby's position of choice is as a Prop, however he has played in the Second Row and was a Loose Forward as a junior.

On 11 September 2014, it was announced that Huby would be joining the Huddersfield Giants on a four-year contract.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Craig Huby". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/29130500