Early career In 2013, Hipgrave played for Gold Coast Green in the
Cyril Connell Cup and represented the
Queensland under-16 side. In 2014, he played for Gold Coast White in the
Mal Meninga Cup and was selected for the
Queensland under-18 and
Australian Schoolboys sides. From 2015 to 2017, he played for the Brisbane Broncos'
NYC team. In 2015, he captained the
Queensland under-18 side.
2017 In May, Hipgrave made a mid-season move to the
Gold Coast Titans on a contract until the end of 2018, before playing for the
Queensland under-20s team against the
New South Wales under-20s team later that month. In round 26 of the
2017 NRL season, he made his
NRL debut for the Titans against the
Sydney Roosters.
2018 In round 14 against the
South Sydney Rabbitohs, Hipgrave was sent to the sin bin twice in the same match for two professional fouls he committed, becoming the first player since 2002 to have been involved in such an incident.
2019 On 5 August, Hipgrave was ruled out for the rest of the
2019 NRL season. Hipgrave made a total of 7 appearances for the year.
2020 Hipgrave returned from injury against the
North Queensland Cowboys in round 3, from a series of concussions that nearly stopped his career. In round 4, he scored his first try against the
Wests Tigers in a 28–23 win. On 7 November 2020, Hipgrave signed a two-year deal with the
Parramatta Eels.
2021 He made his debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the
2021 NRL season, coming off the interchange bench in the club's 24–16 victory over Brisbane. Hipgrave announced his immediate retirement from rugby league on 12 November 2021 from medical advice, following a concussion late in the 2021 NRL season. ==References==