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.
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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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Background
editFairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.
Huddersfield
editFairbank 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.
Bradford
editIn 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
editOn 1 May 2014, Fairbank signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal.[5]
Halifax
editStatistics
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jacob Fairbank". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Jacob Fairbank - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Huddersfield Giants Profile
- ^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants loan Jacob Fairbank to Wakefield Wildcats | Huddersfield Giants Rugby News, Fixtures, Results | Sky Sports". Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Halifax egg man Jacob Fairbank aiming to crack it against St Helens". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 23 July 2019.