Jackson Hastings

Jackson Hastings (born 4 January 1996) is a Great Britain international rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half and stand-off for the Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Super League.

Jackson Hastings
Personal information
Full nameJackson Hastings
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–16 Sydney Roosters 34 1 31 1 67
2017–18 Manly Sea Eagles 13 2 3 0 14
2018–19 Salford Red Devils 41 15 15 0 90
2020– Wigan Warriors 21 8 0 1 33
Total 109 26 49 2 204
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
As of 28 November 2020
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.

On 6 October 2019, he was crowned Man of Steel.

Background

Hastings was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, and is of British descent through his grandmother.[3]

He played his junior football for the Western Suburbs Red Devils before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012 and 2013, Hastings played for the New South Wales Under 16s and Under 18s teams respectively.[4][5]

In 2013, Hastings played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team,[6] and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys.

Sydney Roosters

On 27 August 2013, Hastings signed with the Sydney Roosters on a 3-year contract,[7][8] rejecting offers from St. George Illawarra, North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights.[9] He played for the Roosters' NYC team in 2014.

In Round 26 of the 2014 NRL season, Hastings made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[10][11][12]

On 2 May 2015, Hastings played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[13] On 8 July 2015, Hastings played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team.[14]

Manly Sea Eagles
Hastings playing for the Blacktown Workers in 2018

In December 2016, Hastings signed a 2-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2017.[15] Hastings made his Debut for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 3 of the 2017 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys coming off the bench and filling in at Fullback and Scoring a try as the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 30-8.[16]

At the start of the 2018 season, Hastings was involved in a well publicised falling out with fellow Manly player Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett. He was banished to reserve grade to play for Blacktown Workers and told he would be moved on by the club.[17][18] On 26 June 2018, Hastings was released from the remainder of his contract with Manly. The club released a statement saying "Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have today released Jackson Hastings from the remainder of his contract, effective immediately, The Club and Jackson’s management have made the decision mutually".[19]

Salford Red Devils

On 12 July 2018, Hastings signed a two year deal to join British side the Salford Red Devils.[20][21]

On 8 July 2019, Hastings was announced to have signed a 2-year deal with Super League side Wigan, effective from the start of the 2020 season.

On 6 October 2019, Hastings won the Man of Steel award after being voted as the Super League's best player during the Super League XXIV season.[22] Hastings was part of the Salford side which reached the 2019 Super League Grand Final but were defeated 23-6 by St Helens at Old Trafford. Salford were looking to win their first championship since 1976.[23][24][25]

Wigan Warriors

Hastings joined Wigan ahead of the 2020 Super League season.

Hastings played in the 2020 Super League Grand Final which Wigan lost 8-4 against St Helens.[26]

Representative career

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[27] He made his Great Britain test début in the defeat by Tonga.[28]

Personal life

Hastings is the son of Megan Harrod and former Sydney Roosters player Kevin Hastings.[11][29]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. "Jackson Hastings - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. "Salford coach Ian Watson tips Jackson Hastings for England". Sky Sports. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. "NSW Under 16s - NSWRL Academy - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. "NYC Quartet Selected for NSW U18 Origin - Dragons". dragons.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. "Sydney Roosters ready to join fight to sign son of legendary Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. "Roosters officially sign Jackson Hastings to a three year deal from 2014 | 26 Rounds". 26rounds.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. "Jackson Hastings signs with Roosters | NRL | Zero Tackle". zerotackle.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. "Wayne Bennett, Nick Politis go after Horrie's son, Jackson Hastings". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. "Late Mail: Robbo names debutant - Roosters". roosters.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. "The 18-year-old son of Roosters great Kevin Hastings, Jackson, will make his debut against South Sydney at Allianz Stadium". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. "Jackson Hastings to make his debut | NRL | Zero Tackle". zerotackle.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. SeaEagles.com.au (12 April 2016). "Manly sign Jackson Hastings". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  16. "NRL 2017 - Round 3". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  17. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/lussick-let-rip-at-barrett-before-taking-toronto-lifeline-20180421-p4zaxr.html
  18. http://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/jackson-hastings-manly-sea-eagles-nrl-trent-barrett-daly-cherry-evans-lyall-gorman/1we0jniss2ee19lowniey19zl
  19. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/jackson-hastings-released-from-manly/news-story/28dcac5b9f56df1a9ffd45648808baf5
  20. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/44807351
  21. http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12207/11434173/salford-sign-australian-jackson-hastings-to-boost-super-league-fight
  22. "Jackson Hastings wins Super League Man of Steel after leading Salford to Grand Final". Mirror.co.uk.
  23. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  24. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  25. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  26. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". www.bbc.co.uk.
  27. "Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea". Telegraph. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  28. "Great Britain left bruised at Tonga party". Times. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  29. "NRL rising star: Sydney Roosters recruit, young halfback Jackson Hastings". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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