James Hasson

James Hasson
Personal information
Full nameJames Hasson
Born (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32)
Hillingdon, Greater London, England
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Manly Sea Eagles 39 2 0 0 8
2017 Salford Red Devils 5 0 0 0 0
2017 Wakefield Trinity 4 0 0 0 0
Total 48 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Ireland 9 2 0 0 8
Source: [1][2]
As of 30 October 2022

James Hasson (born 1 May 1993) was an Ireland international rugby league footballer.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League as well as the Salford Red Devils and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

Background

Born in Hillingdon, England, Hasson is of Irish descent and moved to Sydney, Australia at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for De La Salle Caringbah JRLFC, before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

Early career

In 2011 and 2012, Hasson played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team.[3]

Hasson playing for the Manly Sea Eagles in 2013

In 2013, he joined the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles on a 2-year contract.[4]

2013

In round 8 of the 2013 NRL season, Hasson made his NRL début for Manly-Warringah against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[5] In October and November, he played in 3 games for Ireland in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[6][7] He re-signed with Manly-Warringah on a one-year contract.[8]

2015

On 6 August, Hasson signed a one-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2016.[9]

2016

Hasson joined the Eels in 2016 however failed to make an appearance in first grade, instead featured 17 times for Eels feeder team Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup.

He was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[10]

2017

Hasson again failed to break into the Parramatta Eels NRL side and was subsequently released mid season to Wakefield Trinity.

After playing four games for Wakefield Trinity, he was then released by the club.

Later that year he was chosen in Ireland's squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

2018

Hasson joined the St George Illawarra Dragons Intrust Super Premiership side for the 2018 season. He then left to join the Blacktown Workers for the remainder of the year.[11]

2021

In 2021, Hasson joined the South Sydney NSW Cup squad.[12]


2022

In 2022 Hasson was named in the Ireland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[13]

References

  1. ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Rugby League Project". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "H". NYC DATABASE. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Manly Sea Eagles Young gun James Hasson's Meteoric Rise from Subway hand to Grand Final". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. ^ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (20 August 2015). "NRL 2013". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ "BBC Sport – Rugby League World Cup 2013: Ireland name 24-man squad". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ^ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (29 August 2015). "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. ^ "NRL TEAM LISTS: ROUND ONE". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Eels sign Hasson, re-sign Kelly". NRL - Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  11. ^ https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2018/05/12/blacktown-workers-keen-to-reignite-season/ Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine Hasson boosts Blacktown Workers pack.
  12. ^ "James Hasson". rabbitohs.com.au.
  13. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021