Hugo Salabio
Hugo Salabio (born 8 June 1999) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.
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| Full name | Hugo Salabio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 2000 Marsailles, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for Wakefield Trinity in Super League and Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
Playing career
Catalans Dragons
In 2022, he made his Catalans debut in the Super League against the Wigan Warriors.[2]
Pia Donkeys
He joined Pia in the Elite One Championship before joining Wakefield Trinity in June 2023.
Wakefield Trinity
In round 15 of the 2023 Super League season, on his Wakefield debut Salabio was given a red card for a dangerous lifting tackle on Leeds player Richie Myler during Wakefield Trinity's 24-14 victory. It was Wakefield's first victory of the campaign having lost their opening 14 matches.[3]
On 13 June 2023, Salabio was suspended for seven games over the incident and fined £1,000.[4]
Huddersfield Giants
On 12 Oct 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Huddersfield Giants for the 2024 season on a 3-year deal[5]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Super League: Wigan Warriors 48-4 Catalans Dragons - Warriors claim eight tries to finish second". BBC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Super League: Wakefield 24-14 Leeds - Bottom club chalk up first win". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Hugo Salabio: Wakefield Trinity trialist prop banned for seven games after spear tackle". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Hugo Salabio: Huddersfield Giants sign forward on three-year deal from Wakefield Trinity". BBC Sport. 12 Oct 2023.