Graham Holroyd

English rugby league & union footballer

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]

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

  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.

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.
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Ireland squad – 2008 Rugby League World Cup


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