Rhys Hanbury
Encyclopedia
Rhys Hanbury is an Australian professional rugby league
player for the Crusaders in the European Super League.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers
in the National Rugby League
(NRL).
Hanbury primarily plays at full-back and can also operate as a half-back. He played junior football with Illawarra Wests.
Although he was expected to make his debut for the Crusaders against Wigan Warriors
on Friday 5 February at the DW Stadium, visa issues made him unavailable until the April 11 game versus Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Crusaders in the European Super League.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
(NRL).
Hanbury primarily plays at full-back and can also operate as a half-back. He played junior football with Illawarra Wests.
Although he was expected to make his debut for the Crusaders against Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
on Friday 5 February at the DW Stadium, visa issues made him unavailable until the April 11 game versus Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2004 - Round 9, South Sydney RabbitohsSouth Sydney RabbitohsThe South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
vs Penrith PanthersPenrith PanthersThe Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
, 16 March