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England international rugby league footballer

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Jake Connor
Personal information
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Stand-off, Fullback, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–16 Huddersfield Giants 57 24 2 1 101
2014(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Batley Bulldogs 2 2 0 0 4
2015(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Oldham 2 1 0 0 4
2017– Hull F.C. 113 32 105 4 342
Total 174 59 107 5 451
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 England 5 4 9 0 34
2019 England 9s 2 2 0 0 8
2019 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
2021 Combined Nations All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 15 June 2021

Jake Connor (born 18 October 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, stand-off, fullback or scrum-half for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League, and England and Great Britain at international level.

He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, spending time on loan from Huddersfield at the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and Oldham (Heritage № 1348) in League 1.

Background

Connor was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. His paternal grandfather is from Trinidad.

Career

Huddersfield

Connor made his Super League début for the Giants on 7 September 2013 in a match against local rivals Bradford Bulls.

Connor played just one match on dual registration with Championship club Batley Bulldogs in the club's 2014 defeat away at Leigh Centurions.

Connor was dual registered with Oldham and played twice for the club, his début being the club's 2015 home encounter with York City Knights at Whitebank Stadium.

Hull F.C.

Connor signed for Hull F.C. for the 2017 season.

He played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final victory over Wigan at Wembley Stadium.

Connor played 16 games for Hull F.C. in the 2020 Super League season including the club's semi-final defeat against Wigan.

International career

Connor made his England debut against New Zealand at Mile High Stadium in Denver in 2018 and scored on his debut.

Connor was named at scrum-half for England's post-season friendly against France at the Leigh Sports Village on 17 October 2018.

He was selected in England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.

He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.

On 25 June 2021 he played for the Combined Nations All Stars in their 26-24 victory over England, staged at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, as part of England’s 2021 Rugby League World Cup preparation.

References

  1. Love Rugby League
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. Bower, Aaron (24 June 2021). "Hull FC's Jake Connor reveals Combined Nations All Stars motivations and Shaun Wane feedback". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs". Mirror. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. "Wigan Warriors v Hull FC highlights as FC struggle to find play-off form in one-sided defeat". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
  6. "England beat New Zealand 36-18 in Denver Test". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. "Tom Johnstone marks debut with England hat-trick against France". Guardian. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. "Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under". Mirror. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. "Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea". Telegraph. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

Hull F.C. – current squad
Hull F.C. squad – 2017 Challenge Cup Final winners
Great Britain squad – 2019 Great Britain Lions tour
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