Jarrad Hickey
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Jarrad Hickey is a rugby league
player for Harlequins RL in the European Super League
.
Previously with Canterbury Bulldogs he played several games for the club in 2006 off the bench. He is eligible for Ireland
. Hickey has been given the nickname OAF, Hickman and Luva by Bulldogs supporters.
He used to play footy for St. Christopher's at Panania.
On 15 April 2011 Hickey was signed by Super League
club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
on a 2 year deal.
farewell game against the New Zealand Warriors
. Hickey broke through the Warriors defence with El Masri in support and ran almost fifty metres to score. He also ignored two opportunities to offload the ball, denying El Masri the chance to score a try in his final home game. Hickey later revealed that he was keen on avoiding the dreaded post-season nudie run for all those without a try for the year.
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 Harlequins RL in the European Super League
Super League
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.
Previously with Canterbury Bulldogs he played several games for the club in 2006 off the bench. He is eligible for Ireland
Ireland national rugby league team
The Ireland national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, represent the island of Ireland in rugby league football. The team is organized by Rugby League Ireland and are accredited as an affiliate member of the Rugby League International Federation...
. Hickey has been given the nickname OAF, Hickman and Luva by Bulldogs supporters.
He used to play footy for St. Christopher's at Panania.
On 15 April 2011 Hickey was signed by 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...
club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
on a 2 year deal.
Controversy
Jarrad Hickey was involved in great controversy during the final round of the 2009 NRL season, in Hazem El Masri'sHazem El Masri
Hazem El Masri is a Lebanese-Australian retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An Australia and Lebanon international, and New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his entire club football career with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs with...
farewell game against the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
. Hickey broke through the Warriors defence with El Masri in support and ran almost fifty metres to score. He also ignored two opportunities to offload the ball, denying El Masri the chance to score a try in his final home game. Hickey later revealed that he was keen on avoiding the dreaded post-season nudie run for all those without a try for the year.