15 Facts About Hymel Hunt

Hymel Hunt was born on 14 November 1993 and is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a winger or centre.

Hymel Hunt previously played for the Gold Coast Titans, Melbourne Storm, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Hymel Hunt moved to Queensland, Australia at a young age and grew up playing rugby union.

Hymel Hunt played his junior rugby league for the Redcliffe Dolphins, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

Hymel Hunt is the cousin of Queensland Reds player and former Brisbane Broncos player Karmichael Hymel Hunt, and former South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate Kirisome Auva'a.

From 2011 to 2013, Hymel Hunt played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.

In Round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, Hymel Hunt made his NRL debut for the Gold Coast Titans against the Penrith Panthers.

On 13 October 2013, Hymel Hunt played for the Junior Kangaroos.

In 2014, Hymel Hunt received a two-match suspension from the NRL after being found to have placed a bet on NRL matches.

Hymel Hunt made his Melbourne debut in Round 14 of the 2015 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels, scoring a try on debut.

Hymel Hunt had a season plagued by injury in 2017 limiting him to only 12 appearances for the year.

On 12 November, Hymel Hunt signed a one-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2019.

Hymel Hunt made 24 appearances for Newcastle and scored nine tries in the 2019 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals finishing a disappointing 11th place.

Hymel Hunt played 17 games for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season including the club's elimination finals loss against Parramatta.

On 6 October, Hymel Hunt was one of the confirmed players who were honoured at the 2024 NRL retiring players parade.