Royce Hunt


Royce Hunt is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and forward for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.

Early life

Hunt was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and is of Samoan descent. He was educated at Kalgoorlie State High School.
He played his junior rugby league for the Willagee Bears and Goldfields Titans in the Western Australia Rugby League, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Arriving at Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Hunt attended Bass High School and represented the 2013 Australian Schoolboys.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team. In 2016, he joined the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. After impressing for the Mounties, he gained a contract with the Canberra Raiders for 2017.

2017

In round 14 of the 2017 NRL season, Hunt made his NRL debut for Canberra against the Penrith Panthers.

2018

Hunt made no first grade appearances for Canberra in the 2018 NRL season instead playing for Mounties in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition.

2019

Hunt made no appearances for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season. Hunt instead played against for Mounties in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition as they qualified for the finals finishing in 6th place. Hunt played in Mounties elimination final loss against Newtown at Campbelltown Stadium.
On 13 October, it was announced that Hunt had been released by Canberra.

2020

In early 2020, Hunt signed a contract to join Cronulla-Sutherland for the 2020 NRL season.
In round 8 of the 2020 NRL season, Hunt scored his first try for Cronulla-Sutherland and his first in the top grade as Cronulla defeated the Gold Coast 40-10 at Cbus Super Stadium.