Vila Halafihi

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Vila Halafihi
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Personal information
Full nameVila Halafihi
Born (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 27)
Leeds, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
2015–18 Bradford Bulls 39 8 0 0 32
2015(loan) → Oxford Rugby League 2 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) → Swinton Lions 5 1 0 0 4
2019–21 Hunslet RLFC 44 14 0 0 56
2022– Sheffield Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
Total 90 24 0 0 96
As of 3 November 2021
Source: [1][2][3]

Vila Halafihi (born 24 January 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

He is the son of former Hull KR, Sheffield Eagles and London Crusaders forward Nick Halafihi.[4]

Halafihi was a product of the Leeds Rhinos academy system.

Playing career[]

Bradford Bulls[]

2015 - 2015 Season

Halafihi signed for Championship side Bradford on a 1 Year Deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford and Leeds.

He featured in Round 8 (Dewsbury Rams) then in Round 10 (Doncaster). He played in Round 19 (Batley Bulldogs) to Round 20 (Hunslet). Halafihi played in Round 23 (Halifax) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax).

He signed a 2 Year Extension to his contract at the end of the season.

2016 - 2016 Season

Halafihi played in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers.

2017 - 2017 Season

Halafihi re-signed with the Bulls following the clubs liquidation at the end of the 2016 season.

He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars.

Halafihi played in Round 3 (Swinton Lions) then in Round 7 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 8 (Oldham). He also featured in Round 11 (Featherstone Rovers) and Round 14 (London Broncos) then in Round 16 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 17 (Featherstone Rovers). He featured in Round 20 (Halifax). Halafihi played in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). Vila also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers). He scored against Halifax (1 try), Swinton Lions (1 try), Sheffield Eagles (1 try) and Rochdale Hornets (1 try).

He signed a 2 Year contract extension at the end of the season.

2018 - 2018 Season

Halafihi featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, Dewsbury Rams, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley Cougars.

Vila featured in Round 1 (York City Knights) to Round 2 (London Skolars) then in Round 7 (Coventry Bears). He also played in Round 9 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 16 (Newcastle Thunder) then in Round 19 (London Skolars) to Round 20 (Whitehaven R.L.F.C.). Vila played in Round 26 (Hemel Stags). Halafihi played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 (Warrington Wolves). He scored against West Wales Raiders (1 try), Hemel Stags (1 try), Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (1 try) and London Skolars (1 try).

Hunslet RLFC[]

On 2 Nov 2018 it was reported that Halafihi had joined Hunslet RLFC[5]

Statistics[]

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season Appearance Tries Goals F/G Points
2015 Bradford 6 0 0 0 0
2016 Bradford 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Bradford 16 4 0 0 16
2018 Bradford 17 4 0 0 16
Total 39 8 0 0 32

References[]

  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ Bradford Bulls Website
  4. ^ Reply, Sam Thomas 02/11/2018 Team looking decent. "Parksiders win the race to sign Bradford Bulls star Vila Halafihi – Hunslet RLFC". Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Vila Halafihi opts for surprise switch to Hunslet". Yorkshire Post. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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