Rhys Hanbury

{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Rhys Hanbury

|fullname = Rhys Hanbury

|image = Rhys Hanbury (26 April 2009).jpg

|caption =

|country =

|position = {{rlp|FB|HB|FE}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|08|27|df=yes}}{{cite web|url= http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/6051|title= Rhys Hanbury Widnes Vikings|author=|date=2015|website= www.superleague.co.uk|publisher= Rugby Football League|access-date=29 July 2015}}

|birth_place = Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

|height = {{convert|179|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|93|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

|club1 = South Sydney

|year1start = 2004

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 2

|tries1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 0

|club2 = Wests Tigers

|year2start = 2008

|year2end = 09

|appearances2 = 19

|tries2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 16

|club3 = Crusaders RL

|year3start = 2010

|year3end = 11

|appearances3 = 30

|tries3 = 17

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 68

|club4 = Widnes Vikings

|year4start = 2012

|year4end = 18

|appearances4 = 174

|tries4 = 87

|goals4 = 110

|fieldgoals4 = 1

|points4 = 569

|retired =

|source = [https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Rhys-Hanbury loverugbyleague][http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/player?playerid=108675&teamid=3400 LC][http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Rhys_Hanbury/summary.html RLP][http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/results.php Widnes Vikings match reports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210090809/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/results.php |date=10 February 2012 }}

|updated = 12 August 2018

}}

Rhys Hanbury (born 27 August 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.{{cite web|url=http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=16453|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121223126/http://crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=16453|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 November 2010|title=Noble looking for new signings|publisher=Official Crusaders RL website|date=30 January 2010|accessdate=17 February 2010}}

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Hanbury primarily plays at {{rlp|fb}} and can also operate as a {{rlp|hb}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigers.org.au/Football_club/Premier/Premier2007.html|title=2007 Premier League|publisher=Balmain Tigers|date=26 March 2008|accessdate=26 March 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080211000127/http://www.tigers.org.au/Football_club/Premier/Premier2007.html |archivedate = 11 February 2008}} He played junior football with Illawarra Wests.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

Although he was expected to make his début for Crusaders against Wigan Warriors on 5 February at the DW Stadium,{{cite web |url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16453 |title=Engage Super League |accessdate=31 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201005227/http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16453 |archivedate=1 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }} visa issues made him unavailable until 11 April match versus Wakefield Trinity.{{cite web |url=http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=1427 |title=Official Crusaders RL web site |accessdate=9 April 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411194115/http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=1427 |archivedate=11 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }}