Adam Walne (born 3 October 1990), also known by the
nickname of "Waldo", is an English professional
rugby league footballer who plays as a for the
Barrow Raiders in the
RFL championship 1.
He played for
Salford in the
Super League
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, spending time on loan from the
Reds at
Workington Town and the
Barrow Raiders. In 2018 he spent time on loan from
Huddersfield at the
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League.
The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...
in the
Betfred Championship.
Background
Walne was born in
Greater Manchester, England. He is the brother of
Jordan Walne who is also a for the
Hull Kingston Rovers.
Playing career
Salford
Walne joined Salford from amateur club Leyland ARLFC, from
Leyland near
Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
. He made his début for the club on 20 August 2012 in a
Super League
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match against
Wigan at the
DW Stadium.
Dual registration
In 2012 and 2013, Walne was dual registered with
Championship club
Workington Town. He also spent some time dual registered with
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
of
Championship 1 in 2014.
Huddersfield
In September 2017, it was announced that Walne had joined the
Huddersfield Giants on a three-year deal from 2018.
Barrow Raiders
It was announced in September 2020 that Walne would join his brother at
Barrow Raiders on a two-year deal.
References
External links
Huddersfield Giants profileSalford profileSL profile
1990 births
Living people
Barrow Raiders players
English rugby league players
Huddersfield Giants players
Leigh Leopards players
Rugby league players from Greater Manchester
Rugby league props
Salford Red Devils players
Workington Town players
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