{{Short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Craig Huby |fullname = Craig Huby |image = Craig Huby.JPG |caption = |country = |position = {{rlp|PR}} |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|27|df=y}}<ref name="HG4Mar16" /> |birth_place = Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England<ref name="HG4Mar16" /> |height = {{convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on|disp=flip}}<ref name="HG4Mar16" /> |weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on|disp=flip}}<ref name=HG4Mar16>{{cite web|url=http://www.giantsrl.com/locker_room/first_team/player?player=craig-huby|title=Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Craig Huby|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2015|website= Huddersfield Giants web site|publisher= Huddersfield Giants|access-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111859/http://www.giantsrl.com/locker_room/first_team/player?player=craig-huby |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> |club1 = Castleford Tigers |year1start = 2003 |year1end = 14 |appearances1 = 199 |tries1 = 30 |goals1 = 45 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 210 |club2 = {{nowrap|Huddersfield Giants}} |year2start = 2015 |year2end = 16 |appearances2 = 47 |tries2 = 2 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 8 |club3 = Wakefield Trinity |year3start = 2017 |year3end = 19 |appearances3 = 51 |tries3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 12 |retired = yes |source = <ref>{{cite web |title=Craig Huby : Career Stats & Summary |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craig-huby/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Craig Huby : Player Stats |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Craig-Huby/ |website=Love Rugby League}}</ref> |updated = 1 July 2019 }}
'''Craig Huby''' (born 27 March 1986) was an English rugby league footballer. He has previously played as a {{rlp|pr}} for Wakefield Trinity and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and spent 11 years with the Castleford Tigers, playing in the Super League and the second tier of English rugby league. He is currently the assistant coach at Sheffield Eagles.
==Background== Huby was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England in 1986.<ref name="HG4Mar16" />
==Playing career== He made his début for his hometown club, Castleford Tigers, against Leeds Rhinos as a 17-year-old in May 2003.<ref name="YEP20Dec13">{{cite web |title=Castleford Tigers: Outlook testament to Huby's character |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/castleford-tigers-outlook-testament-to-huby-s-character-1-6328143 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=20 December 2013 |quote=Huby made his debut just a month after his 17th birthday, in a televised derby against Leeds Rhinos at Headingley back in 2003.}}</ref><ref name="YEP24Dec13" /> He established himself as a regular first-team player in the 2005 National League season and his good form of that season continued in the Super League 2006.<ref name="LRL1Jul19">{{cite web |title=Craig Huby : Player Stats |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Craig-Huby/ |website=Love Rugby League |accessdate=1 July 2019}}</ref> He suffered a number of injuries in the promotion-winning season of 2007 but was a key member of the side in 2008.<ref name="LRL1Jul19"/> In May 2008, Huby signed a three-year extension to his contract,<ref name="YEP15May08">{{cite web |title=Huby signs new deal with Cas |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/huby-signs-new-deal-with-cas-1-2181327 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=15 May 2008}}</ref> and, in March 2011, by then Castleford’s longest serving player, he signed a further three-year contract.<ref name="Ind18Mar11">{{cite web |last1=Hadfield |first1=Dave |title=Huby rewarded with new Cas deal |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/huby-rewarded-with-new-cas-deal-2245071.html |website=Independent |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=18 March 2011}}</ref> A fractured kneecap, suffered in a match against St Helens in April 2011, ruled him out of the game for almost a year; he made his comeback against Featherstone in April 2012.<ref name="YEP27Apr11">{{cite web |title=Castleford Tigers: Huby sidelined by a broken kneecap |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/castleford-tigers-huby-sidelined-by-a-broken-kneecap-1-3324459 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=27 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huby expecting more from himself after disappointing return in Cup loss |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/huby-expecting-more-from-himself-after-disappointing-return-in-cup-loss-1-4466556 |website=The Yorkshire Post |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=20 April 2012}}</ref> He was granted a testimonial after ten years in the senior team with a game against Halifax on Boxing Day 2013.<ref name="YEP24Dec13">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Peter |title=Castleford Tigers: Fans urged to back Huby testimonial |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/castleford-tigers-fans-urged-to-back-huby-testimonial-1-6333992 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=24 December 2013}}</ref>
He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium,<ref name="Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall’s double stuns Castleford">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/23/catleford-leeds-challenge-cup-final-match-report|title=Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 August 2014|accessdate=13 November 2019}}</ref> two weeks after dislocating his elbow in the semifinal against the Widnes Vikings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Castleford are given lift by fans and Huby |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/castleford-are-given-lift-by-fans-and-huby-1-6799687 |website=The Yorkshire Post |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gua23Aug14">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Andy |title=Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/23/catleford-leeds-challenge-cup-final-match-report |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=23 August 2014 |quote=...the performance of Craig Huby, the Castleford prop, in defying the excruciating pain of a recently-dislocated elbow...}}</ref>
In September 2014, Huby joined the Huddersfield Giants on a four-year contract.<ref name="BBC11Sep14">{{cite web |title=Craig Huby: Huddersfield Giants sign Castleford Tigers prop |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/29130500 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=11 September 2014}}</ref> He played in every game for Huddersfield during the 2015 season but suffered a broken wrist in training in December 2015 that required surgery and led to him missing the start of the 2016 season.<ref name="Guard6Jan16">{{cite web |author1=Press Association |authorlink1=Press Association |title=Huddersfield's Craig Huby to miss start of Super League with broken wrist |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/06/huddersfield-craig-huby-super-league-broken-wrist |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=6 January 2016}}</ref> He was allowed to leave in December 2016 and joined Wakefield Trinity on a three-year contract.<ref name="Exam3Dec16">{{cite web |last1=Booth |first1=Mel |title=Huddersfield Giants agree to let unsettled Craig Huby join Wakefield Trinity |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/huddersfield-giants-agree-unsettled-craig-12267592 |website=Examiner Live |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=3 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Sky7Dec16">{{cite web |author1=PA Sports |title=Wakefield Trinity sign Craig Huby from Huddersfield Giants |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12208/10681186/wakefield-trinity-sign-craig-huby-from-huddersfield-giants |website=Sky Sports |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=7 December 2016}}</ref> A bad shoulder injury suffered during a match in February 2019 led to a lengthy layoff and Huby left Wakefield Trinity by mutual consent in July 2019.<ref name="BBC18Feb19">{{cite web |title=Craig Huby: Wakefield Trinity prop out for up to four months with shoulder problem |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/47283056 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC1Jul19">{{cite web |title=Craig Huby: Wakefield Trinity part with prop by mutual consent |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/48826827 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=1 July 2019 |date=1 July 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://wakefieldtrinity.com/player/craig-huby/ Wakefield Trinity profile] *(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20071102064810/http://www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/showprofile.cgi?15 Castleford Tigers profile] *[https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/186/craig-huby SL profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huby, Craig}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Castleford Tigers players Category:English rugby league coaches Category:English rugby league players Category:Huddersfield Giants players Category:Rugby league players from Pontefract Category:Rugby league props Category:Wakefield Trinity players
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