Graham Holroyd
Graham Holroyd (born 25 October 1975) is an English rugby league and rugby union footballer who played for Halifax as a stand-off. He rejoined Halifax after a two-year spell with Swinton. He won the Championship with Halifax in 2010, beating Featherstone Rovers 23–22.
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| Born | 25 October 1975 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Representative career
In 1998, he played for Emerging England in a 15–12 victory over Wales.[4] He had been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but was not included in the final side due to a knee injury sustained in training.[5][6]
Rugby union career
Although Graham spent most of his career playing rugby league he did spend several seasons playing rugby union at northern clubs Halifax (2002–03) and Preston Grasshoppers (2011–12).[7][8]
References
- RLP
- loverugbyleague.com
- Rugby Statbunker
- Irvine, Christopher (20 July 1998). "Elder statesmen negotiate England escape". The Times. London: News International Trading Limited. p. 32. ProQuest 317976921.
- "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- "Player Movements and signings in national 2". rolling-maul.com. 21 June 2011.
- "Graham Holroyd Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2012.
External links
- "Graham Holroyd". Halifax RLFC. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- Ireland profile
- "Player Records". englandrl.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Graham Holroyd Career Stats & Summary". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Featherstone Rovers 22–23 Halifax (aet)". BBC News. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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