Cain Robb
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| Full name | Cain Robb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 2003 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 13 lb (82 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cain Robb (born 5 January 2003) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for Whitehaven and the Swinton Lions in the Championship on loan from Castleford.
Background
[edit]Robb was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Robb played junior rugby league for West Hull ARLFC and Beverley Braves. He joined the Castleford Tigers development system at scholarship level.[4]
Playing career
[edit]Castleford Tigers
[edit]Robb made his Super League debut for Castleford on 11 July 2021 against the Salford Red Devils.[5] He was one of five debutants, with senior players rested ahead of the Challenge Cup final, and was voted Fans' Man of the Match for his performance.[6] In his second senior appearance three weeks later, he was once again named Fans' Man of the Match.[7]
Ahead of the 2024 season, pundit and former Tigers director of rugby Jon Wells predicted Robb to be a rising star in Super League and likened his playing style to Daryl Clark.[8] On 21 May, he signed a two-year contract extension with Castleford.[9][10] In June, he was voted Man of the Match in consecutive weeks against Wigan and Hull KR,[11][12] and head coach Craig Lingard said, "His teammates love him because of that effort and desire. He is getting smarter in his game, he has been sensational the past few weeks."[13] Robb suffered successive shoulder and head injuries in August to cut his season short.[14] He made 18 appearances and was noted as Castleford's standout young player.[15]
Swinton Lions (loan)
[edit]On 3 August 2023, it was reported that he had joined Swinton, in the RFL Championship, on loan until the end of the 2023 season.[16]
Statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Castleford Tigers
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2021 | Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
→  Whitehaven (loan)
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2022 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→  Swinton Lions (loan)
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2023 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- As of match played 19 September 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Cain Robb Castleford Biography". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Player Summary: Cain Robb". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Cain Robb - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Smith, Peter (27 May 2022). "Boost for Castleford Tigers as youngster Cain Robb signs new deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 18-70 Salford Red Devils - Salford thrash youthful Cas side". BBC Sport. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Castleford Tigers [@CTRLFC] (13 July 2021). "Congratulations to Cain Robb who has been voted as the @HuntersHomes Fans Man of the Match for his outstanding debut performance against Salford!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Castleford Tigers [@CTRLFC] (4 August 2021). "Cain Robb has been voted as the @HuntersHomes Fans Man of the Match for the second time in as many games for his fearless display against Huddersfield Giants!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Wells, Jon (15 February 2024). "Super League pundit predictions: Are Wigan the team to beat? Who are the underdogs? Is Jack Welsby the one to watch?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Castleford's Mellor and Robb sign two-year deals". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, James (21 May 2024). "'A very special player': Castleford Tigers tie down Cain Robb to continue homegrown focus". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Castleford Tigers [@CTRLFC] (17 June 2024). "Friday's @HuntersHomes Man of the Match goes to Cain Robb!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Castleford Tigers [@CTRLFC] (24 June 2024). "Your @HuntersHomes Man of the Match from Thursday was, of course, Cain Robb!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Walker, Callum (20 June 2024). "Craig Lingard explains defeat to Hull KR and hails "sensational" Castleford Tigers star for changing his opinion". TotalRL. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Cook, Sam (13 August 2024). "Castleford Tigers player suffers season-ending injury in training". Serious About Rugby League. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (9 November 2024). "Every Super League club's breakthrough star of 2024 including England stars present and future". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Robb joins Swinton on loan". www.castlefordtigers.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.