Frankie Halton (born 18 June 1996) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for Leigh Leopards in the

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. He has previously played at club level for the

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and Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Born in Manchester, Halton started his rugby league career in the reserve team 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 ...

. When the reserve team was discontinued, he was loaned out to the North Wales Crusaders, but Halton chose to return to amateur rugby instead, and spent the next few seasons with

Leigh Miners Rangers Leigh Miners Rangers are a community amateur rugby league football club from Leigh in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the National Conference League, the National Conference Premier Division ...

Playing career

Swinton Lions

Halton returned to the professional game in 2019, signing for

Featherstone Rovers

In September 2020, Halton signed a two-year contract with Featherstone Rovers. He reached the 1895 Cup final with Featherstone, but did not play in the final as he was required to self-isolate due to COVID-19. His final game for the club was in the Million Pound Game against Toulouse.

Hull Kingston Rovers

In July 2021, Halton signed a two-year contract with Hull Kingston Rovers beginning at the start of the 2022 season. In July 2022, Halton extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2025 season. On 17 May 2023, Halton signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to join the newly promoted

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side effective immediately.

Leigh

Halton made his debut for Leigh in a 30–12 win against Warrington, but suffered a torn pectoral injury which ruled him out for an extended period.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Halton, Frankie 1996 births Living people English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Hull Kingston Rovers players Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Leigh, Greater Manchester Swinton Lions players