Jacob Fairbank
Personal information
Born (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990
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
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 15 August 2018

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]

Halifax

In 2015, Fairbank signed a contract to join Halifax.[6]

Statistics

SeasonAppearancesTriesGoalsD/GPoints
2011 Huddersfield10000
2012 Huddersfield70000
2013 Huddersfield50000
2014 Huddersfield20000
2015 Huddersfield20000
2013 Bradford20000
2013 Batley20000
2014 Batley10000
2013 London Broncos61004
2014 Wakefield Trinity40000
Total321004

References

  1. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jacob Fairbank". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague.
  3. ↑ "Jacob Fairbank - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. ↑ Huddersfield Giants Profile
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Halifax egg man Jacob Fairbank aiming to crack it against St Helens". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 23 July 2019.
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