Graham Holroyd
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Born | Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | 25 October 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (Heritage № 1295) 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.
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. 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[]
- "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.
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- English people of Irish descent
- English rugby league players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- Halifax R.L.F.C. players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Salford Red Devils players
- Alumni of Durham University
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- Durham University RFC players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- People educated at Bradford Grammar School
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Sale Sharks players
- Swinton Lions players
- English rugby league biography stubs