Jermaine McGillvary

Jermaine McGillvary is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He has played for the England Knights, England and Great Britain at international level.[2][3]

Jermaine McGillvary
Personal information
Full nameJermaine McGillvary
Born (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight14 st 11 lb (94 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007– Huddersfield Giants 245 169 0 0 676
2008(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 30 22 1 0 90
2009(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 23 20 1 0 82
2010(loan) → Barrow Raiders 11 8 0 0 32
Total 309 219 2 0 880
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 England Knights 1 0 0 0 0
2015–18 England 17 12 0 0 48
2019– England 9s 3 2 0 0 8
2019– Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
As of 15 November 2019
Source: [2][3][4]

He has spent time on loan from Huddersfield Giants at the Batley Bulldogs and the Barrow Raiders.

Background

McGillvary was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, and he is of Grenadian descent.[5]

Jermaine is a product of the Giants' academy system.[6]

Playing career

After signing for the Huddersfield Giants, McGillvary was sent out on loan to Batley Bulldogs for the 2009 Co-operative Championship, a season which saw him progress as a talent and earned him selection in the 2009 Championship team of the season.

Batley/Batley Bulldogs' "most tries in a match" record of 5-tries, is jointly held by; Joe Oakland (1908), Tommy 'Dowdy' Brannan (against Swinton at Mount Pleasant, Batley on Saturday 17 January 1920), Jim Wale (1926 and 1927), Tommy Oldroyd (against Highfield on 6 March 1994), Ben Feehan (against Halifax on 18 August 2008), and Jermaine McGillvary (against Whitehaven on 24 May 2009).

He made his first-grade début in 2010, starting on the right wing against Bradford Bulls in round 16 of 2010's Super League XV.[7]

In 2011 McGillvary was awarded the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year Medal.[8]

On 4 May 2014 Jermaine made his 100th appearance for Huddersfield. Fittingly he scored a try in his team's crucial 1 point win over 3rd placed Super League team, the Castleford Tigers.[9]

McGillvary finished as Super League's top try scorer in 2015, with 27, and earned selection in the Super League Dream Team.

International career

McGillvary's was selected in Steve McNamara's 24-man England team for their test series against New Zealand.[10] He made his début for England in the decisive final test-match at the DW Stadium.

The following year, McGillvary was selected in the England squad for the 2016 Four Nations. Before the tournament, England played a test match against France in which McGillvary scored a try in England's 40-6 win.

Following the 2017 season, McGillvary was named in Wayne Bennett's England squad for the World Cup in Australia.[11][12]

McGillvary played on the wing in England's 6-0 defeat by Australia in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final. He finished the tournament with seven tries in five games and ran more meters than any other player in the tournament.[13][14][15]

In 2018 he was selected for England against France at the Leigh Sports Village.[16]

He was selected in England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[17]

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[18] He made his Great Britain test debut in the defeat by Tonga.[19]

References
  1. "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Huddersfield Giants". Giantsrl.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ""I save all my cheers for Jermaine": Meet Jermaine McGillvary's biggest fans". Huddersfield Examiner. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/14543575
  7. "Huddersfield Giants Profile Profile". giantsrl.com. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  8. "The Albert Goldthorpe Awards". totalrl.com. League Publications. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  9. "RUGBY-LEAGUE.COM". Rugby-League.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. "MCNAMARA NAMES 24-MAN SQUAD FOR 2015 INTERNATIONAL SERIES". englandrl.co.uk. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  11. Barrow, Pete (9 October 2017). "Huddersfield Giants Jermaine McGillvary makes England squad". huddersfieldexaminer. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  12. "England rugby league World Cup squad revealed - and James Roby is back in the fold". Mirror. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  13. http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/world-cup/australia-capped-off-a-stunning-rlwc-with-the-team-of-the-tournament/news-story/fc74c6780911754d841373439494ce9c
  14. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/world-cup-final-england-s-jermaine-mcgillvary-hopes-to-hit-right-note-in-grand-finale-1-8889161
  15. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/rugby-league-world-cup-2017-australia-scrape-out-60-victory-in-final-against-wayne-bennettinspired-england-20171202-gzxh7d.html
  16. "Tom Johnstone marks debut with England hat-trick against France". Guardian. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  17. "Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under". Mirror. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  18. "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.
  19. "Great Britain left bruised at Tonga party". Times. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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