Rhys Hanbury

Rhys Hanbury
Personal information
Full name Rhys Hanbury
Born (1985-08-27) 27 August 1985[1]
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Fullback, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Wests Tigers 19 4 0 0 16
2010–11 Crusaders RL 30 17 0 0 68
2012– Widnes Vikings 137 73 95 1 483
Total 188 94 95 1 567
As of 4 December 2016
Source: LC, RLP, Widnes Vikings match reports

Rhys Hanbury (born 27 August 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league player for Widnes Vikings in the European Super League.[2]

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).[3]

Hanbury primarily plays at full-back and can also operate as a half-back.[4] He played junior football with Illawarra Wests.

Although he was expected to make his debut for Crusaders against Wigan on 5 February at the DW Stadium,[5] visa issues made him unavailable until the 11 April match versus Wakefield Trinity.[6]

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Rhys made his first grade debut for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against Penrith Panthers. He made just two appearances for the club, partaking in a loss and a draw.[7] He was released and transferred to Wests Tigers in NRL 2008.

Wests Tigers

Rhys made his Wests Tigers debut in a Round 2 fixture against North Queensland Cowboys. Star Benji Marshall was injured the round before but Hanbury nevertheless helped the Tigers to an emphatic 30-10 win. Hanbury made nineteen further appearances over the 2008 & 2009 seasons and in these appearances went over the try line four times. However the Tigers failed to make the NRL Finals both times and Hanbury signed for Crusaders RL for the 2010 season.[8]

Crusaders RL

Hanbury enjoyed a successful Crusaders season in 2010. First picked on the bench against Wakefield Trinity, he scored his first two tries against York[9] in the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Hanbury would finish the 2010 season joint top scorer with 12 tries; yet he had only twenty appearances, four less than joint top scorer Vince Mellars.

His 2011 season did not go to plan however. Plagued with injuries,[8] he made just ten appearances with four tries.[8] It was announced that he would move to Widnes for the 2012 season alongside team mates Lloyd White and Frank Winterstein after the Welsh club's withdrawal from Super League.

Widnes

Hanbury debuted for Widnes on the first game of the season against Wakefield Trinity.[10] An impressive kick put Willie Isa through to score but the video referee spotted a pull on Peter Fox by Patrick Ah Van and disallowed the try.[10] Widnes would eventually lose the game. Rhys Hanbury scored consecutive points in rounds two and three - a goal against Salford[11] and a try against newly crowned World Club Challenge champions Leeds.[12] Hanbury helped Widnes to a 38-30 win over London Broncos with his second Widnes try. His third was a consolation in a 38-4 defeat at the hands of Bradford.

Career highlights

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rhys Hanbury Widnes Vikings". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Noble looking for new signings". Official Crusaders RL website. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. ↑ "We love you Long time". The Sun. London. 11 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "2007 Premier League". Balmain Tigers. 2008-03-26. Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  5. ↑ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16453
  6. ↑ http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=1427
  7. ↑ "Rhys Hanbury". Rugby League Project. 07-04-2012. Retrieved 07-04-2012. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
  8. 1 2 3 "Crusaders Rugby League". web page. Crusaders Rugby League Club. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Crusaders RL vs. York City Knights". web page. Crusaders RL. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Widnes Vikings vs. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Widnes. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Widnes Vikings vs. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Widnes. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Widnes Vikings vs. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Widnes. Retrieved 7 April 2012.


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