Nicho Hynes

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Nicho Hynes
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Personal information
Full nameNicholas Michael Hynes
Born (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 25)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–21 Melbourne Storm 36 10 62 0 164
2022– Cronulla Sharks 0 0 0 0 0
Total 36 10 62 0 164
As of 25 Sept 2021
Source: [1]

Nicho Hynes (born 18 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, five-eighth or halfback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.

He will join the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ahead of the 2022 National Rugby League season after previously playing for the Melbourne Storm

Early life[]

Hynes was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Wiradjuri descent.[2]

Hynes grew up in Central Coast, New South Wales, and was educated at Brisbane Water Secondary College, Central Coast.

He played his junior rugby league for the Umina Beach Bunnies and Woy Woy Roosters, before signing with Manly Sea Eagles.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

Hynes was signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NYC team in 2015, before spending the next two seasons (2017-18) with the Mackay Cutters, where he played 42 Queensland Cup matches.[3]

2019 - 2021: Melbourne Storm[]

In 2019 Hynes signed with the Melbourne Storm transferring to their feeder club Sunshine Coast Falcons to continue playing in the Queensland Cup.[4]

On 11 August 2019 Hynes made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against South Sydney. He made his debut in his hometown in front of family and friends at Central Coast Stadium. He had his Melbourne jersey (cap number 198) presented to him by his older brother Wade Hynes.[5]

Following the cancellation of the 2020 Queensland Cup, Hynes played 11 NRL matches in a utility role, mostly from the interchange bench, signing a further one year contract extension in September 2020.[6]

Hynes was named on the bench in the Storm's 26–20 NRL Grand Final win over the Penrith Panthers.[7] On this day, he wrote his name in the history books as the first player in the NRL Era to be selected in a grand final but not play a single minute. Records therefore show he was not credited for appearing in the match.[8] The last time a team used less than 17 players in a grand final was the 1994 NSWRL Grand Final, when the victorious Canberra Raiders chose not to use two of their four substitutes.

On 1 June 2021 it was announced Hynes would be leaving the Melbourne club at the end of the 2021 NRL season to link up with Cronulla-Sutherland, with a view to shift into the halves & rebuild the club around him.[9] After a solid start to the season for the Melbourne Storm, Hynes was named in the extended NSW Blues side for game 3 of the 2021 State of Origin series.[10]

Honours[]

Club

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicho Hynes - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Addo-Carr, Hynes and Lee on Indigenous Round". Melbourne Storm. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "Official Intrust Super Cup profile of Nicholas Hynes for Sunshine Coast Falcons". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Intrust Super Cup profile of Nicholas Hynes for Sunshine Coast Falcons". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ McDonald, Margie. "Hynes sight: New kid Nicho impresses Storm on debut". NRL.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ O’Lachlan, Liam. "Melbourne Storm re-sign Darryn Schonig, Ryley Jacks and Nicho Hynes for 2021 season". Sporting News. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ "NRL & NRLW grand final squad announcements". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ McDonald, Margie. "No go for Nicho but his time will come, says Papenhuyzen". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Sharks win race to Nicho Hynes signature". NRL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. ^ Gibbs, Tom. "From NRL bench to NSW Blue: Hynes' incredible journey". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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