Richie Hawkyard

Richie Hawkyard
Personal information
Full name Richard Hawkyard
Born (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Bradford Bulls 3 1 0 0 4
2007–15 Swinton Lions 159 44 53 0 282
2016– Keighley Cougars 41 23 0 0 92
Total 203 68 53 0 378
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0
As of 21 October 2017
Source: [1][2]

Richie Hawkyard (born 21 January 1986) is a Scottish international rugby league footballer who plays for the Keighley Cougars in Betfred League 1. He plays as a fullback or scrum-half.

He played at club level for Keighley Cougars, as a full back. He is a part-time player, his day job is working as a plasterer.

Background

Hawkyard was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Playing career

A product of Bradford Bulls senior academy Hawkyard, 21, was drafted in for Paul Deacon and made his début against Huddersfield Giants in round 14 of 2007 Super League season playing as a stand off.[3]

At the end of the 2007 season having made three appearances for the Bulls, Hawkyard signed for Swinton Lions.[4] After nine seasons with Swinton during which he scored 44 tries in 159 appearances for the Lions, Hawkyard joined Keighley Cougars for the start of the 2016 season.[5]

After being ever present for Keighley in the 2016 season, Hawkyard missed a number of games of the 2017 season after suffering severe facial injuries in a game against Hunslet at Easter and did not play again until July.[6]

Representative

He is of Scottish descent and has played for Scotland at international level, playing in a friendly game against France in 2007.[7]

References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Hawkyard to make Bulls debut". Telegraph & Argus. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hawkyard's out to shift top man Mort". Manchester Evening News. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ritchie Hawkyard sets sights on promotion with Keighley Cougars after acrimonious Swinton exit". Telegraph & Argus. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ritchie Hawkyard highlights Leeds Rhinos as role models in Keighley Cougars catch-up bid". Telegraph & Argus. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hawkyard signs up again". Manchester Evening News. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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