Deon Cross(born 30 July 1996) is arugby leaguefootballer who plays as acentrefor theSalford Red Devilsin theSuper League.

Deon Cross
Personal information
Full nameDeon Cross
Born(1996-07-30)30 July 1996(age 28)
St Helens, Merseyside,England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre,Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Rochdale Hornets 27 11 0 0 0
2019 Barrow Raiders 30 14 0 0 56
2020–21 Widnes Vikings 30 24 0 0 96
2022– Salford Red Devils 81 28 0 0 112
Total 168 77 0 0 264
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– England Knights 2 0 0 0 0
Source:[1][2]
As of 23 August 2024

He previously played for theRochdale Hornets,Barrow Raidersand theWidnes Vikingsin theChampionship,featuring as awingerearlier in his career.[3]

Playing career

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In February 2022 Cross made hisSalfordSuper Leaguedébut against theCastleford Tigers.[4] In the 2023 Super League season, Cross played 27 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[5]

Deon Cross started out his career at his local junior club Blackbrook ARLFC in St.Helens before making a move to the St.Helens Scholarship program. Once being released as a 16yr old Cross then returned to the amateur fold playing for the Blackbrook open age side.

Cross then went onto play for the Rochdale Hornets side in 2018 before a move to Barrow Raiders in 2019 then returning locally to play for the Widnes Vikings outfit for the 2020 season where he scored a try in every appearance he played for the Vikings that season. Then in 2022 Cross finally got a Super League move to the Salford Red Devils where he's been a standout performer in the competition ever since.

References

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  1. ^Rugby League Project
  2. ^Deon Cross
  3. ^Salford's ex-Saints junior Deon Cross has message for 'rejected' players
  4. ^Castleford Tigers 16 Salford Red Devils 26: Disappointing Super League start for new Boss Lee Radford
  5. ^"Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review".salfordnow.co.uk.2 October 2023.
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