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.

Graham Holroyd
Personal information
Born (1975-10-25) 25 October 1975 (age 48)
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
Source: [1][2][3]

Representative career edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ loverugbyleague.com
  3. ^ Rugby Statbunker
  4. ^ Irvine, Christopher (20 July 1998). "Elder statesmen negotiate England escape". The Times. London: News International Trading Limited. p. 32. ProQuest 317976921.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Player Movements and signings in national 2". rolling-maul.com. 21 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Graham Holroyd Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2012.

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