Jermaine McGillvary
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jermaine McGillvary | |||||
| Born | 16 May 1988 Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) [1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007– | Huddersfield Giants | 176 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 488 |
| 2008(loan) | Batley Bulldogs | 30 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2010(loan) | Barrow Raiders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | 217 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 610 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015–16 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| As of 2 December 2016 | ||||||
| Source: Huddersfield Giants Profile | ||||||
Jermaine McGillvary is a professional rugby league footballer, currently playing at Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He is by preference a Wing, but can also play at Fullback. Signed for Castleford Tigers on a 4 year deal in 2017.
Career
McGillvary was sent out on loan to Batley Bulldogs for the 2009 Co-operative Championship, a season which saw him progress as a talent and earned him selection in the 2009 Championship team of the season. He made his first-grade début in 2010, starting on the right wing against Bradford Bulls in round 16 of 2010's Super League XV.[2]
In 2011 McGillvary was awarded the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year Medal.[3]
On 4 May 2014 Jermaine made his 100th appearance for Huddersfield. Fittingly he scored a try in his team's crucial 1 point win over 3rd placed Super League team, the Castleford Tigers.[4]
McGillvary enjoyed an outstanding season in 2015, finishing as Super League's top try scorer with 27 and earning a first selection in the Super League Dream Team. To add more incentive to McGillvary's success, he was selected in Steve McNamara's 24-man England team for their test series against New Zealand.[5] He made his debut for England in the decisive final test-match at the DW Stadium.
The following year, McGillvary was selected in the England squad for the 2016 Four Nations. Before the tournament, England played a test match against France in which McGillvary scored a try in England's 40-6 win.
References
- ↑ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Huddersfield Giants Profile Profile". giantsrl.com. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "The Albert Goldthorpe Awards". totalrl.com. League Publications. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ http://superleague.co.uk/report/9980
- ↑ "MCNAMARA NAMES 24-MAN SQUAD FOR 2015 INTERNATIONAL SERIES". englandrl.co.uk. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-24.