Jake Connor

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Jake Connor
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Personal information
Full nameJake Dean Connor
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 31)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Fullback, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–16 Huddersfield Giants 57 24 2 1 101
2014(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Batley Bulldogs 1 1 0 0 4
2015(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Oldham 2 1 0 0 4
2017–22 Hull F.C. 142 41 124 5 417
2023–24 Huddersfield Giants 42 4 77 2 172
2025– Leeds Rhinos 25 7 83 1 195
Total 269 78 286 9 893
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 England 5 4 9 0 34
2019 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
2021 Combined Nations All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
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As of 22 August 2025

Jake Connor (born 18 October 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or fullback for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and England and Great Britain at international level.

He has also played as a centre and scrum-half in his career.

He started his career at Huddersfield Giants after coming through their Academy, spending time on loan at Batley in the Championship and Oldham in League 1. He signed for Hull F.C. in 2017 and returned to Huddersfield for the 2023 season. After moving to Leeds Rhinos in 2025 he was named the 2025 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel.

Background

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Connor was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. His paternal grandfather is from Trinidad.[3]

Career

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Huddersfield

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Connor is a graduate of Huddersfield's academy system and made his Super League début for the Giants on 7 September 2013 in a match against local rivals Bradford Bulls.[citation needed]

Connor played just one match on dual registration with Championship club Batley Bulldogs in the club's 2014 defeat away at Leigh Centurions.

Connor was dual registered with Oldham and played twice for the club, his début being the club's 2015 home encounter with York City Knights at Whitebank Stadium.[citation needed]

Hull F.C.

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Connor signed for Hull F.C. for the 2017 season.

He played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final victory over Wigan at Wembley Stadium.[4]

Connor played 16 games for Hull F.C. in the 2020 Super League season including the club's semi-final defeat against Wigan.[5]

Connor played 18 games for Hull F.C. in the 2021 Super League season where they missed the playoffs finishing 8th on the table.[6] In round 1 of the 2022 Super League season, Connor was sent off in Hull FC's victory over Wakefield Trinity.[7]

It was announced that Connor was returning to Huddersfield in October 2022.[8]

Return to Huddersfield

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In round 6 of the 2023 Super League season, Connor made his second club debut for Huddersfield in their 14-12 loss against St Helens R.F.C.[9] Connor played 21 games in the 2023 Super League season as Huddersfield finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.[10] Connor played 18 matches for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season as the club once again finished 9th on the table.[11]

Leeds Rhinos

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On 9 October 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Leeds on a two-year deal.[12] In 2025 he was named the Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel.[13]

International career

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Connor made his England debut against New Zealand at Mile High Stadium in Denver in 2018 and scored on his debut.[14]

Connor was named at scrum-half for England's post-season friendly against France at the Leigh Sports Village on 17 October 2018.[15]

He was selected in England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[16]

He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[17]

On 25 June 2021 he played for the Combined Nations All Stars in their 26-24 victory over England, staged at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, as part of England’s 2021 Rugby League World Cup preparation. On 13 October 2025, Connor was controversially not picked to be in the England squad for their ashes series against Australia despite winning the Man of Steel award.[18]

References

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