Craig Huby
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Craig Huby born 21 May 1986 in Pontefract
, Yorkshire
, England
is a rugby league
player for the Castleford Tigers
in the European Super League
.
Married to Victoria, they have two children and live locally to Castleford where he grew up and plays.
Craig Huby's position of choice is as a prop.
Craig is the longest serving player at Castleford Tigers
after making his debut for the club in 2003 aged just 16.
Craig had a solid season in 2008 and will be looking to improve again in 2009
Craig improved further in 2009 and scored 7 tries in super league, the highest scoring prop that year for Castleford.
Craig once again improved in 2010 and had another solid season for Castleford.
2011 saw a fantastic start for Craig and he was tipped for England RL honours after several eye catching displays. Unfortunately Craig picked up an injury early into the season and will miss the rest of the season. He will be hoping to come back for 2012 bigger and better.
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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is a rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
.
Married to Victoria, they have two children and live locally to Castleford where he grew up and plays.
Craig Huby's position of choice is as a prop.
Craig is the longest serving player at Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
after making his debut for the club in 2003 aged just 16.
Craig had a solid season in 2008 and will be looking to improve again in 2009
Craig improved further in 2009 and scored 7 tries in super league, the highest scoring prop that year for Castleford.
Craig once again improved in 2010 and had another solid season for Castleford.
2011 saw a fantastic start for Craig and he was tipped for England RL honours after several eye catching displays. Unfortunately Craig picked up an injury early into the season and will miss the rest of the season. He will be hoping to come back for 2012 bigger and better.