Jack Downs (born 10 November 1995) is an English professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who last played as a forward for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

in the

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

, and spent time on loan from

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Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

in League 1.

Background

Jack was born in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Downs played for local club Cottingham Tigers A.R.L.F.C., when he was younger, before joining

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

Career

Downs made his début for hometown club

on 14 August 2015 in a Super League match against St. Helens at Langtree Park.

Batley Bulldogs

On 14 November 2019 it was announced that he had left the club with immediate effect.

References

External links

Hull FC profileSL profile
1995 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Doncaster R.L.F.C. players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull Rugby league second-rows {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub