Dean Hadley(born 5 August 1992) is an English professionalrugby leaguefootballer who plays as asecond-row,loose forward,propandhookerforHull Kingston Roversin theSuper Leagueand theEngland Knightsat international level.
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| Born | 5 August 1992 Hull,Humberside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 8 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row,Loose forward,Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played forHull F.C.in theSuper League,and spent time on loan fromHullat theYork City Knightsin theChampionship,DoncasterinLeague 1,andWakefield TrinityandHull Kingston Roversin theSuper League.[3]
Background
editHadley was born inKingston upon Hull,Humberside, England.
Career
editHadley began his career withHull F.C.,coming through their academy and signing his first professional contract before the start of the 2013.[4]He plays as asecond-row.
He was loaned toYork City Knights,and made 10 appearances for the club, scoring 4 tries. He also played twice in theSuper Leaguein April forHull F.C.due to injuries occurring in the first team.[1]
For the 2014 season, he was loaned toDoncaster.He played just 3 games before being recalled to play in the first team forHull FC.Since then, he has made 8 appearances for the club and could be finally cementing his place in the starting 13. Dean has scored 2 tries for the club, one of them against theHuddersfield Giantsin a 30-6 victory.[5]
On 29 July 2019, Hadley joined rivalsHull Kingston RoversfromHull F.C.on a three-year deal, teammateJez Littenalso joined the red and whites on a three-year deal.[6] On 12 August 2023, Hadley played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss toLeighin the Challenge Cup final.[7] Hadley played a total of 23 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the clubs semi-final loss against Wigan.[8] On 12 October 2024, Hadley played in Hull Kingston Rovers2024 Super League Grand Finalloss against Wigan.[9]
International career
editIn July 2018 he was selected in theEngland KnightsPerformance squad.[10]Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour ofPapua New Guinea.He played againstPapua New Guinea at the Lae Football Stadium.[11]
References
edit- ^ab"Dean Hadley".Loverugbyleague.com.Retrieved1 July2014.
- ^"Dean Hadley - Playing Career".Rugbyleagueproject.org.Retrieved3 August2023.
- ^Clarke, Paul (29 June 2018)."Milestone man Hadley's journey from Boulevard terraces to FC regular".HullLive.Retrieved21 February2022.
- ^"Dean Hadley".Hull FC.Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2013.Retrieved1 July2014.
- ^"Super League: Hull FC 30-6 Huddersfield Giants".BBC Sport.10 April 2014.Retrieved1 July2014.
- ^"Hull FC duo join rivals Hull KR with immediate effect".Loverugbyleague.com.29 July 2019.Retrieved13 August2024.
- ^"Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years".BBC Sport.
- ^"Relive Wigan's thumping win v Hull KR to head to Grand Final".BBC Sport.6 October 2023.
- ^"Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened".www.theguardian.com.
- ^"Ten new additions in England Knights squad".Loverugbyleague.com.24 July 2018.Retrieved31 October2019.
- ^"Papua New Guinea vs England Knights".Wwos.nine.vom.au.27 October 2018.Retrieved30 October2019.
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