Graeme Andrew Hallas (born 27 February 1971
) is an English former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and
coach
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ed in the 2000s. He played at representative level for
Great Britain
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in non-
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...
es, and at club level for the
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...
,
Halifax,
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...
, the
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...
and the
York City Knights
The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...
as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or, 13,
and coached at club level for
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Hawks ...
.
Background
Graeme Hallas was born in
Leeds
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,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, England.
Playing career
Hallas began his amateur career with
Dudley Hill
Dudley Hill is a village in the borough of City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and is in Tong ward.
History
There are a few mentions of the name Dudley Hill prior to the industrial revolution.
Religious history
John Wesley (1703†...
ARLFC. He played for
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...
, and was signed by
Halifax in October 1992 in exchange for Rob Hutchinson and a fee of £70,000. He also played in the
Super League
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for
Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...
and the
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...
.
Despite Huddersfield Giants being relegated from the Super League in 2001, Hallas opted to stay with the club and signed a new contract. In 2002, Hallas played in Huddersfield Giants' victory over
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
Northern Ford Premiership
The Rugby Football League Championship Second Division was founded in 1902 and was the second tier of professional rugby league in the UK until 2003.
During the 1990s a third division was established and there is automatic promotion between ...
Grand Final. He left the club at the end of the season and joined the newly formed
York City Knights
The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...
. He appeared 22 times for the club in the 2003 season, scoring nine tries.
International honours
Hallas was selected for the
1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand
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.
Coaching career
Hallas was appointed as head coach at
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Hawks ...
. He resigned in July 2009.
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
English rugby league coaches
English rugby league players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Halifax R.L.F.C. players
Huddersfield Giants players
Hull F.C. players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. coaches
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Keighley Cougars players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Leeds
Rugby league wingers
York City Knights players