Tex Hoy (born 4 November 1999) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a and for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

in the

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. He has previously played for the

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in the

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and for Hull F.C. in the

Background

Born in

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, Hoy played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions, before being signed by the

. Hoy is the son of former professional surfer Matt Hoy.

Playing career

Early years

Hoy started playing for the Knights'

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team in 2015, the

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side in 2016 and then the

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team in 2018. In 2019, he played the majority of the year with the Knights'

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team. In July 2019, he extended his contract with the Knights until the end of the 2021 season, before playing for the New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team.

2020

In February, Hoy was promoted to the Knights' top 30

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squad. In round 3 of the

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, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the

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2022

In July, Hoy signed a two-year contract with English

side Hull F.C. starting in 2023.

2023

Hoy made his club debut for Hull F.C. in round 1 of the 2023 Super League season against

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which ended in a 32-30 victory. Hoy played a total of 17 games for Hull F.C. in the

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season as the club finished 10th on the table.

2024

On 12 April, Hoy departed Hull F.C. with immediate effect. It came the day before Tony Smith was sacked as head coach. Hull F.C. had started the season with only one win from seven games. On 20 April, it was confirmed that Hoy had joined the

until the end of the 2024 season. He made his club debut on 26 April against

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and was voted Fans Man of the Match. He scored his first try for Castleford on 4 May against

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2025

Hoy began the year playing at and scored a try against

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in his first competitive match of the 2025 season. He also scored his first two goals for the Tigers, although missed a last-second conversion to level the scores, deputising for injured goalkicker Rowan Milnes. Hoy reverted back to from round 5, and scored a try against Hull F.C. in round 6 directly from a line break inside his own half. In round 11 against

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in May, Hoy scored a hat-trick of tries and had a hand in three more of Castleford's scores.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileCastleford Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoy, Tex 1999 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Castleford Tigers players Hull F.C. players Newcastle Knights players South Newcastle Lions players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen