Hitchcox spent time away from Castleford at the Batley Bulldogs and Halifax in the Championship, and at Bradford in League 1.

[citation needed] Jy was the only player to score on debut in all tiers of professional Rugby League in both hemispheres.

[citation needed] He played his junior football for the Mullumbimby Giants before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

[citation needed] After a stint with Manly RUFC in the Shute Shield, Hitchcox joined the Wests Tigers in 2012.

On 19 December 2014, Hitchcox signed a two-year contract with the Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship starting in 2015.