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Auckland, New Zealand |
14 November 1993 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hymel Hunt (born 14 November 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and Melbourne Storm.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Hunt moved to Queensland, Australia at a young age and played his junior rugby league for the Redcliffe Dolphins, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.
Hunt is the cousin of Queensland Reds player and former Brisbane Broncos player Karmichael Hunt, and fellow South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate Kirisome Auva'a.
From 2011 to 2013, Hunt played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team. On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.
In Round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, Hunt made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Penrith Panthers. In April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. On 27 August 2013, he was named at centre in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year. On 21 August 2013, he signed a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2014. On 13 October 2013, Hunt played for the Junior Kangaroos.