Tyler Dupree (born 8 February 2000) is a

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who plays as a for the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...

in the

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. He previously spent time on loan from the

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...

at the

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC, based in York, England. The club play their home games at York Community Stadium and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of Briti ...

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

and the

Batley Bulldogs The Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club in Batley, West Yorkshire, who play in the Championship. Batley were one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. ...

in the

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. Dupree has also played for

Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...

and the

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twe ...

in the

, and

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugb ...

in the

Playing career

Born in

Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woo ...

, Dupree played junior

for Siddal, and was part of the Halifax Elite Rugby Academy. At the age of 16, he signed scholarship forms with

before later joining the academy at

. Dupree played at youth level for the Yorkshire origin and England Academy sides whilst at Leeds. After being released by Leeds without making a first team appearance, Dupree considered quitting the sport. In August 2020, Dupree signed a one-year deal with

. He scored 10 tries in 18 appearances, making him the club's top try scorer during the 2021 season. Despite the club's relegation from the

, he received the Championship Young Player of the Year award in recognition of his performances. He subsequently joined

. In May 2022, Dupree was signed by

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in an exchange deal which saw Josh Johnson transfer from Salford to Widnes. He made his

début against his former club, the

. In April 2023, Dupree made his international debut for

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against

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. In May 2023, Dupree submitted a transfer request, which was rejected by Salford. In July 2023, Dupree was signed by

for an undisclosed fee, with Brad Singleton moving from Wigan to Salford as part of the deal. In round 20 of the 2023 Super League season, Dupree made his Wigan debut and scored a try in the club's 44–18 victory over rivals Leigh. On 14 October 2023, Dupree played in Wigan's

2023 Super League Grand Final The 2023 Super League Grand Final, was the 26th official grand final, and championship-deciding rugby league game of Super League XXVIII. The match was contested between Wigan Warriors and Catalans Dragons, at Old Trafford. St Helens were the ...

victory over the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

. On 12 October 2024, Dupree played in Wigan's 9-2 2024 Super League grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers. On 1 March 2025, Dupree became the first Super League player to score a try at the Rugby League Las Vegas event in Wigan's 48–24 win against

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

Personal life

Dupree's uncle Billy Joe Dupree played

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for the

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, with whom he won a

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Honours

Wigan Warriors

**Winners (2):

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

* League Leaders' Shield **Winners (2):

World Club Challenge The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league competition between the winners of the Australian National Rugby League and the British Super League, for the de facto club world championship of the sport. Super League sides have won the c ...

**Winners (1):

Individual

Young Player of the Year **Winners (1):

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupree, Tyler 2000 births Living people Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire Batley Bulldogs players England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players English people of American descent Featherstone Rovers players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Rugby league props Salford Red Devils players Widnes Vikings players Wigan Warriors players York Knights players 21st-century English sportsmen