Jamie Thackray

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Jamie Thackray
Personal information
Full nameJamie Thackray
Born (1979-09-30) 30 September 1979 (age 46)
Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–00 Hunslet Hawks 69 6 0 0 24
1999(loan) → Doncaster 4 0 0 0 0
2000–02 Halifax 51 3 0 0 12
2002(loan) → Doncaster 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Castleford Tigers 21 5 0 0 20
2005–06 Hull FC 43 3 0 0 12
2006–08 Leeds Rhinos 34 7 0 0 28
2008(loan) → Doncaster 2 1 0 0 4
2008–09 Hull FC 42 4 0 0 16
2010 Crusaders RL 19 3 0 0 12
2010(loan) → South Wales Scorpions 1 0 0 0 0
2011 Barrow Raiders 21 2 0 0 8
2011–12 Limoux Grizzlies 9 1 0 0 4
2012–13 Workington Town 52 16 0 0 64
2015–16 London Broncos 35 6 0 0 24
2016(loan) → London Skolars 2 0 0 0 0
2017 Doncaster 15 1 0 0 4
2019 Keighley Cougars 13 1 0 0 4
2020 Whitehaven 4 0 0 0 0
Total 439 59 0 0 236
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Hullensians
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Jamie Thackray (born 30 September 1979) is a former Great Britain international rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row forward. He played for over a dozen professional clubs throughout his career, most notably appearing for Halifax, Castleford Tigers, Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos and Crusaders in the Super League.

Biography

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Early career

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Born in Leeds, Thackray played junior rugby league for Oulton Raiders before turning professional with Hunslet,[4] where he made his debut in 1997. He appeared as a substitute in the club's 12–11 win over Dewsbury in the 1999 Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final.[5]

Super League career

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Thackray playing for Hull FC

After a stint with Halifax, Thackray moved to Castleford.[6] During these seasons, Thackray played some games as a second-row before settling into his permanent role as a prop forward. His appearances at Castleford were limited due to suffering a broken arm twice during his two seasons at the club.[7]

After Castleford, Thackray moved to Hull FC.[8] Thackray played for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the Leeds Rhinos.[9] He was named in the Super League Dream Team at the end of the season, and was selected by Great Britain for the 2005 Tri-Nations,[10] winning three caps during the tournament.

He then moved to Leeds in 2006.[11] In February 2007, he scored a memorable try in a 22–30 defeat against Catalans Dragons which won the club's try of the season award.[12][13]

After a spell on loan to Doncaster in the Northern Rail Cup,[14][15] he re-joined Hull in March 2008.[16] He helped the club reach the 2008 Challenge Cup final, but Hull received a fine of £100,000 as Thackray had made ineligible appearances in earlier rounds of the competition due to not being registered.[17]

At the end of the 2009 season, Thackray was released by Hull. In early 2010, Thackray signed for Crusaders RL.[18] Within a fortnight, he made his début for Crusaders against his former team, Leeds and went on to appear 20 times for the Welsh outfit during their Super League campaign.

Later career

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On 12 November 2010, it was announced that he had joined Super League hopefuls Barrow for the 2011 Championship campaign.[19]

In 2012 he joined Workington Town.[20]

In 2014, Thackray played in Australia for Cairns District Rugby League club Atherton Roosters.[21]

After a spell playing rugby union for Hullensians, Thackray joined London Broncos in the Championship.[22] In 2016, his 20th season as a professional rugby league player, he was awarded a testimonial by the Rugby Football League.[23]

Thackray initially ended his playing career with Doncaster in 2017, but came out of retirement to sign for Keighley Cougars in 2019.[24] At the age of 40, he signed a one-year deal with Whitehaven for the 2020 season.[25]

After retiring from rugby league, Thackray began running a caravan construction company.[26]

References

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