Tex Hoy

Tex Hoy (born 4 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. His positions are fullback and five-eighth.

Tex Hoy
Personal information
Born (1999-11-04) 4 November 1999
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Newcastle Knights 4 0 2 0 4
As of 26 May 2020
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Hoy played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Hoy is the son of former professional surfer Matt Hoy.[2]

Playing career

Early years

Hoy started playing for the Knights' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2015, the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2016 and then the Jersey Flegg Cup team in 2018.[3] In 2019, he played the majority of the year with the Knights' Canterbury Cup NSW team.[4] In July 2019, he extended his contract with the Knights until the end of the 2021 season,[5] before playing for the New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team.[6]

2020

In February, Hoy was promoted to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad.[7] In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers.[8]

References
  1. "Tex Hoy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Youngster Hoy determined to make his own name". Newcastle Knights. 14 February 2019.
  3. "Tex Hoy". 1 May 2019.
  4. "Rd 24 Canterbury Cup and Flegg teams". Newcastle Knights. 27 August 2019.
  5. "Knights extend young guns Hoy and Momoisea". Newcastle Knights. 2 July 2019.
  6. "NSWRL announces CABE Under-20 squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 1 July 2019.
  7. "Tex Hoy promoted to Top 30 NRL squad". Newcastle Knights. 29 February 2020.
  8. "Knights v Panthers Round 3 NRL team list". Newcastle Knights. 26 May 2020.
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