Jacob Fairbank

Jacob Fairbank (born 4 March 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays and for Halifax in the Championship.

Background Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.

Huddersfield Fairbank signed for Huddersfield, and progressed through the youth system, finally making his début in Round 23 of the 2011 season against Hull Kingston Rovers. Since then he made a number of appearances for the first team. He also spent time on loan at Oldham RLFC.

Bradford In 2013, he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Fairbank signed a one-month deal at Bradford after they suffered an injury crisis in their pack. Fairbank featured in Round 15 (Salford) to Round 16 (Huddersfield). He was injured for Round 17-18.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats On 1 May 2014, Fairbank signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal.

Halifax In 2015, Fairbank signed a contract to join Halifax.

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