Club Hammond started his career at Widnes before signing for
St Helens in September 1995 for a fee of £85,000. He played in St Helens' 16–25 defeat by
Wigan in the
1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the
1995–96 at
Alfred McAlpine Stadium,
Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996. Hammond played as a in
St Helens 40–32 victory over the
Bradford Bulls in the
1996 Challenge Cup Final at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 27 April 1996 in front of a crowd of 78,550. He also played in the
1997 Challenge Cup final (also against Bradford Bulls) and scored a try in their 32–22 win. Hammond left Saints when his contract expired at the end of the 1998 season, and signed a two-year deal with
London Broncos. He played in the team's
1999 Challenge Cup final defeat against
Leeds Rhinos. He then briefly returned to Widnes before joining
Salford City Reds in March 2001. He spent the following season with
Halifax Blue Sox, but was released in August 2002.
International He was the top try-scorer of the
1996 Great Britain Lions tour of Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand. He was selected to play for Wales in the
2000 Rugby League World Cup, but was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. ==References==