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Deon Cross

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Deon Cross
Personal information
Full nameDeon Cross
Born (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 28)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Rochdale Hornets 27 11 0 0 0
2019 Barrow Raiders 30 14 0 0 56
2020–21 Widnes Vikings 30 24 0 0 96
2022– Salford Red Devils 81 28 0 0 112
Total 168 77 0 0 264
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– England Knights 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 23 August 2024

Deon Cross (born 30 July 1996) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for the Rochdale Hornets, Barrow Raiders and the Widnes Vikings in the Championship, featuring as a winger earlier in his career.[3]

Playing career

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In February 2022 Cross made his Salford Super League début against the Castleford Tigers.[4] In the 2023 Super League season, Cross played 27 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[5]

Deon Cross started out his career at his local junior club Blackbrook ARLFC in St.Helens before making a move to the St.Helens Scholarship program. Once being released as a 16yr old Cross then returned to the amateur fold playing for the Blackbrook open age side.

Cross then went onto play for the Rochdale Hornets side in 2018 before a move to Barrow Raiders in 2019 then returning locally to play for the Widnes Vikings outfit for the 2020 season where he scored a try in every appearance he played for the Vikings that season. Then in 2022 Cross finally got a Super League move to the Salford Red Devils where he's been a standout performer in the competition ever since.

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Deon Cross
  3. ^ Salford's ex-Saints junior Deon Cross has message for 'rejected' players
  4. ^ Castleford Tigers 16 Salford Red Devils 26: Disappointing Super League start for new boss Lee Radford
  5. ^ "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk. 2 October 2023.
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