Jacob Fairbank

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.

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
As of 15 August 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.

Huddersfield

Jacob 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 has made a number of appearances for the first team.

He featured in Round 4 in 2014.

Bradford

In 2013 he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Jacob signed a 1-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, Jacob signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a 1-month loan deal.[5][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. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. Huddersfield Giants Profile
  5. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30111/fairbank-joins-wakefield-on-loan
  6. http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12214/9291512/super-league-huddersfield-giants-loan-jacob-fairbank-to-wakefield-wildcats
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