James Hasson (born 1 May 1992) is an

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international

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footballer who plays as a forward for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

in the

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as well as the

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and

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in the

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Background

Born in

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, England, Hasson is of Irish descent and moved to

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, 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 The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

Playing career

Early career

In 2011 and 2012, Hasson played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks'

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team. In 2013, he joined the

on a 2-year contract.

2013

In round 8 of the

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, Hasson made his

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début for Manly-Warringah against the

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

. In October and November, he played in 3 games for

in the

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World ...

. He re-signed with Manly-Warringah on a one-year contract.

2015

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

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

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

2017

Hasson again failed to break into the Parramatta Eels

side and was subsequently released mid season to

. After playing four games for

, he was then released by the club. Later that year he was chosen in Ireland's squad for the

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2018

Hasson joined the St George Illawarra Dragons

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side for the 2018 season. He then left to join the Blacktown Workers for the remainder of the year.

2021

In 2021, Hasson joined the South Sydney

squad.

2022

In 2022 Hasson was named in the Ireland squad for the

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.Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
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References

External links

SL profile2017 RLWC profileSt George Illawarra Dragons ISP profileIreland profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasson, James 1992 births Living people English rugby league players Australian people of Irish descent Blacktown Workers players British people of Irish descent British emigrants to Australia Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Rugby league players from Greater London Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows