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English rugby league & union footballer

Graham Holroyd
Personal information
Born (1975-10-25) 25 October 1975 (age 49)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–98 Leeds Rhinos 170 50 373 14 960
1999 Halifax 27 5 87 5 199
2000–02 Salford City Reds 52 8 74 5 185
2003 Huddersfield Giants 8 0 0 0 0
2003–07 Doncaster 95 36 354 8 860
2007–08 Halifax 46 10 231 0 502
2009–10 Swinton Lions 26 6 25 2 76
2010–11 Halifax 17 2 32 1 73
2012 Oldham 5 0 6 0 12
Total 446 117 1182 35 2867
Rugby union
PositionFly-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–03 Halifax 19 7 34 33 202
2011–12 Preston 22 0 45 35 195
Total 41 7 79 68 397
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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.

Playing career

Club career

A former junior at Siddal, Holroyd made his professional rugby league debut for Leeds in the 1992–93 season. 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.

Representative honours

In 1998, he played for Emerging England in a 15–12 victory over Wales. 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.

Rugby union

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).

References

  1. RLP
  2. loverugbyleague.com
  3. Rugby Statbunker
  4. "1992-1993". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. "Leeds Rhinos Nostalgia: Leeds lose out in first Grand Final in 1998". Yorkshire Evening Post. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. Irvine, Christopher (20 July 1998). "Elder statesmen negotiate England escape". The Times. London: News International Trading Limited. p. 32. ProQuest 317976921.
  7. "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.
  8. "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  9. "Player Movements and signings in national 2". rolling-maul.com. 21 June 2011.
  10. "Graham Holroyd Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2012.

External links

Ireland squad – 2008 Rugby League World Cup


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