Zack McComb

Zack McComb (born 9 September 1995) is an English born Irish rugby league player, who currently plays for Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.^[3]

Zack McComb

Personal information
Full name	Zack McComb
Born	(1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29) Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002–2009 Siddal Juniors 2010–15 Huddersfield Giants Academy 2016 Batley Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 2016 (DR) →Oxford 2 0 0 0 0 2016 (loan) → Gloucestershire All Golds 4 1 0 0 4 2016–17 Siddal ARLFC 2018–19 Oldham RLFC 42 27 0 0 108 2020 Sheffield Eagles 7 1 0 0 4 2021– Halifax Panthers 68 19 0 0 76 2021 (loan) → Dewsbury Rams 2 0 0 0 0 Total 125 48 0 0 192 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017 England Universities 2019–24 Ireland 2 1 0 0 4
Source: Rugby League Project [1] Its Rugby [2] As of 31 October 2024

Club career

2002-2016

He began his club career at Siddal joining at 7, he was approached by Salford Red Devils, Bradford Bulls and Huddersfield Giants. He ended up joining Huddersfield playing for 5 years before joining Batley Bulldogs for 8 months, at his time at Batley he was loaned out to Gloucestershire All Golds as well as being dual registered with Oxford.^[4][5]

2016-2017

He returned to Siddal in the National Conference Leagues playing for 2 years, including starting in their Challenge Cup match against the Toronto Wolfpack.^[6] At Siddal he won the 2016 NCL Premier Division, topping the table again in the 2017 NCL Premier Division falling short to Thatto Heath Crusaders in the final. In 2017 he was also playing BUCS rugby league for Leeds Beckett University.^[7]

2017-2020

He joined Oldham playing for two years helping them gain promotion from League One. Scoring 27 tries in 42 appearances.^[8][9] He left to join Sheffield Eagles however only made 7 appearances due to the season being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

2021-

He left enough of an impression in his few appearances and was picked up by Halifax Panthers in 2021, signing him on an initial two-year contract being extended to the end of the 2023 season.^[11] In 2023 he won the RFL 1895 Cup starting in the final against Batley Bulldogs.^[12] His impressive performances led to him receiving the 2023 Star Man Award and getting his contracted extended to the end of the 2024 season.^[13]

While at Halifax he spent time on loan at Dewsbury Rams in the RFL League One featuring twice.^[14]

International career

England Universities

In 2017 he was selected to be a part of the England Universities squad for the 2017 Student World Cup in Australia.^[7] England making it to the semifinals before being knocked by the hosts and eventual winners Australia.

Ireland

He started at centre in a 25–4 win over Italy in the RLWC European Qualifiers A 2019.^[15]

He scored a try in the win over Scotland in October 2024 in Gateshead.

Honors

England Universities

• 2017 Student World Cup (runners up)

Oldham RLFC

• 2019 RFL League 1 (runners up)

Siddal ARLFC

• 2016 NCL Premier Division (champions)
• 2017 NCL Premier Division (runners up)

Halifax Panthers

• 1895 Cup (champions)

Personal

• Halifax Panthers Star Man Award 2023