Jacob Fairbank

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Jacob Fairbank
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Personal information
Born (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 31)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionLoose forward, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–15 Huddersfield Giants 18 0 0 0 0
2011(loan) → Halifax 17 2 0 0 8
2013(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 8 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → Bradford Bulls 2 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → London Broncos 6 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 2 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4 0 0 0 0
2015(loan) → Halifax 7 0 0 0 0
2015(loan) → Oldham 1 1 0 0 4
2015– Halifax 87 12 0 0 48
Total 152 17 0 0 68
As of 15 August 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

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[]

Fairbank 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 made a number of appearances for the first team. He also spent time on loan at Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 1349).

Bradford[]

In 2013, he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Fairbank signed a one-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, Fairbank signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal.[5][6]

Halifax[]

In 2015, Fairbank signed a contract to join Halifax.[7]

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[]

  1. ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jacob Fairbank". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ Huddersfield Giants Profile
  5. ^ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30111/fairbank-joins-wakefield-on-loan
  6. ^ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12214/9291512/super-league-huddersfield-giants-loan-jacob-fairbank-to-wakefield-wildcats
  7. ^ "Halifax egg man Jacob Fairbank aiming to crack it against St Helens". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.

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