Hymel Hunt

Hymel Hunt
Hunt playing for the Queensland under-20s team in 2012.
Personal information
Born (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Gold Coast Titans 1 0 0 0 0
2015 Melbourne Storm 3 1 0 0 4
2016– South Sydney 8 2 0 0 8
Total 12 3 0 0 12
As of 22 April 2016
Source: [1]

Hymel Hunt (born 14 November 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre and previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and Melbourne Storm.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Hunt moved to Queensland, Australia at a young age and played his junior rugby league for the Redcliffe Dolphins, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

Hunt is the cousin of Queensland Reds player and former Brisbane Broncos player Karmichael Hunt, and fellow South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate Kirisome Auva'a.[2][3]

Playing career

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Hunt played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[4] On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[5]

2013

In Round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, Hunt made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Penrith Panthers.[6] In April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[7] On 27 August 2013, he was named at centre in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.[8] On 21 August 2013, he signed a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2014.[9] On 13 October 2013, Hunt played for the Junior Kangaroos.[10]

2014

In 2014, Hunt received a two-match suspension from the NRL after being found to have placed a bet on NRL matches.[11] He re-signed with the Storm for 2015.[12]

2015

Hunt made his Storm debut in Round 14 of the 2015 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels,[13] scoring a try on debut.[14] After the 2015 season, he was released by the Storm.[15] On 20 December, he signed a 1-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2016.[16][17]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Hunt made his club debut for the Rabbitohs against the Sydney Roosters, playing at centre and scoring a try in the Rabbitohs' 42-10 win at the Sydney Football Stadium.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Hymel Hunt - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Storm close in on Karmichael Hunt's cousin". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Family a central issue for Hunt". NRL.com. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20130920232843/http://rleague.com/players/Hymel-Hunt_3208/Matches/. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "U20's State of Origin". M.nrl.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20131203014708/http://www.titans.com.au/news-display/The-Late-Mail-Titans-vs-Panthers/78861. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  8. ↑ "2013 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20131231061526/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au:80/news-display/Storm-hunts-down-more-young-guns/82450. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  11. ↑ NRL to look at injury disclosure after gambling suspensions Theage.com.au, 10 July 2014
  12. ↑ "Storm wishes Easts good luck - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  13. ↑ "Late mail: Round 14 - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  14. ↑ "Storm fall agonisingly short - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  15. ↑ "Wayne Bennett Signs Dragons Backrower; Bulldogs Outside Back Re-Signs". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  16. ↑ "Burgess officially cleared for Rabbitohs return | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  17. ↑ "The 12 Players in NRL Limbo Just Three Months Out From 2016 Season". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  18. ↑ "Reynolds, Sutton injured as Bunnies smash Roosters". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.

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