Ryan Hinchcliffe(born 7 October 1984) is an Australian former professionalrugby leaguefootballer who last played for theHuddersfield Giantsin theSuper League,as alockandhooker,and previously played for theMelbourne Stormin theNational Rugby League(NRL).
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| Born | 7 October 1984 Temora, New South Wales,Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock,Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHinchcliffe was born inTemora, New South Wales,Australia. He was educated atTemora High Schooland played junior rugby league forTemora Dragons.
Playing career
editHinchcliffe, aTemora Dragonsjunior, began hisNRLcareer at Parramatta, although he previously played for theCanberra Raidersbefore moving to Melbourne, with whom he won the2009 NRL Premiership.This premiership was later stripped in 2010 due to the club's multiple and deliberate breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010.[4][5]
Hinchcliffe was ahookerand could also play in thesecond row.He joined theMelbourne Stormfrom theCanberra Raidersfor the2009 NRL season.[6]In Melbourne his impressive form resulted in reshuffles withCameron Smithmoving to five-eighth when lacking halves.[7]
Hinchcliffe won the Storm's Player of the Year Award in 2010.[8]
In 2012, he played in theirpremiershipvictory overCanterbury-Bankstown.Five months later, he played in their2013 World Club Challengewin overLeeds.
In 2011 Hinchcliffe made his representative début for NSW Country and was again selected for the side in 2012.
On 22 June 2015, Hinchcliffe signed a 3-year contract withSuper LeagueteamHuddersfield Giantsstarting in 2016.[9]
On 4 September 2018, Hinchcliffe announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season.[10]
Coaching career
editHinchcliffe returned to Melbourne following his retirement as a player, taking up a role as a development coach atMelbourne Storm.[11]He was a member of the coaching staff when Storm won the2020 NRL Grand Final.
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2007 |  Canberra Raiders
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7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 14 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2009 |  Melbourne Storm
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26 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 25 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 27 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 23 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 25 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |||
| 2016 |  Huddersfield Giants
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31 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 30 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 31 | 4 | 16 | |
| Totals | 290 | 34 | 136 |
source;[12]
References
edit- ^"Ryan Hinchcliffe – Career Stats & Summary".Rugby League Project.Retrieved12 November2015.
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- ^Love Rugby League
- ^"Telstra Premiership Scores".Archived fromthe originalon 3 October 2009.Retrieved5 October2009.
- ^"'They are ours': Why Cameron Smith will always recognise Storm's stripped premierships ".Fox Sports.
- ^"2009 NRL Player Movements".NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2008.Retrieved4 October2008.
- ^Karl deKroo (March 2009)."Storm captain Cameron Smith says positional switch will prolong career".Australia: Fox Sports.Retrieved12 November2015.
- ^"No CookiesHerald Sun".Heraldsun.com.au. 22 March 2013.Retrieved12 November2015.
- ^"Huddersfield Giants".Giantsrl.com. 22 June 2015.Retrieved12 November2015.
- ^"Huddersfield Giants forward to retire at end of the season".BBC Sport.
- ^"Hinchcliffe to return home".melbournestorm.com.au.5 September 2018.Retrieved19 April2022.
- ^"Ryan Hinchcliffe - Playing Career - RLP".www.rugbyleagueproject.org.Retrieved7 April2024.