Tex Hoy

Tex Hoy (born 4 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who most recently played as a or for Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and for Hull F.C. in the Super League.

Background Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Hoy played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Hoy is the son of former semi-professional surfer Matt Hoy.

Playing career

Early years Hoy started playing for the Knights' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2015, the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2016 and then the Jersey Flegg Cup team in 2018. In 2019, he played the majority of the year with the Knights' Canterbury Cup NSW team. In July 2019, he extended his contract with the Knights until the end of the 2021 season, before playing for the New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team.

2020 In February, Hoy was promoted to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad. In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Penrith Panthers.

2022 In July, Hoy signed a two-year contract with English Super League side Hull F.C. starting in 2023.

2023 Hoy made his club debut for Hull F.C. in round 1 of the 2023 Super League season against Castleford which ended in a 32-30 victory. Hoy played a total of 17 games for Hull F.C. in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 10th on the table.

2024 On 12 April, Hoy departed Hull F.C. with immediate effect. It came the day before Tony Smith was sacked as head coach. Hull F.C. had started the season with only one win from seven games.

On 20 April, it was confirmed that Hoy had joined the Castleford Tigers until the end of the 2024 season. He made his club debut on 26 April against London and was voted Fans Man of the Match, and he scored his first try for Castleford on 4 May against Leigh. In June, Hoy agreed a contract to remain with the Tigers for a further two years.

2025 Hoy began the year playing at and scored a try against Bradford in his first competitive match of the 2025 season. He also scored his first two goals for the Tigers, although missed a last-second conversion to level the scores, deputising for injured goalkicker Rowan Milnes.

Hoy reverted back to from round 5, In round 11 against Salford in May, Hoy scored a hat-trick of tries and had a hand in three more of Castleford's scores. He played a total of eighteen matches in the 2025 season, finishing as Castleford's top pointscorer as the club finished 11th on the table.

In November, Castleford confirmed that Hoy had left the club to pursue playing opportunities elsewhere. He subsequently returned to Australia.

2026 In February, it was revealed that Hoy had signed a train-and-trial deal with Manly ahead of the 2026 NRL season.