Graham Holroyd (born 25 October 1975) is an English rugby league and rugby union footballer who played for Halifax and Oldham RLFC as a stand-off. He re-joined 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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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editClub career
editA former junior at Siddal, Holroyd made his professional rugby league debut for Leeds in the 1992–93 season.[4] He played for Leeds in their Challenge Cup final defeats against Wigan in 1994 and 1995, and also started in the heavy defeat against Wigan in the 1994–95 Premiership final at Old Trafford. He was a substitute for Leeds in the inaugural 1998 Super League Grand Final.[5]
Representative honours
editIn 1998, he played for Emerging England in a 15–12 victory over Wales.[6] 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.[7][8]
Rugby union
editAlthough 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).[9][10]
References
edit- ^ RLP
- ^ loverugbyleague.com
- ^ Rugby Statbunker
- ^ "1992-1993". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos Nostalgia: Leeds lose out in first Grand Final in 1998". Yorkshire Evening Post. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. 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
edit- "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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