Dave Halley
David Halley (born 12 October 1986 in Bradford), also known by the nickname of "Opta", is an English-born professional rugby league footballer. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for the Bradford Bulls and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League and the Keighley Cougars, as a fullback, or wing. Dave Halley won the Bradford Bulls' 2009 Player of the Year award.
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| Full name | David Halley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1986 Bradford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 3 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A product of the Bradford Academy, Halley is renowned for his tremendous pace and acceleration and was a firm favourite of the Bradford fans.
Halley currently plays for Bradford Dudley Hill RLFC.
Fastest Man competition
He came third behind Darren Albert, in the Fastest Man in Rugby League competition in 2005. He was entered into the 2009 event.
First Team Début
On 15 April 2007 Halley coming off the bench made a try scoring début at Grattan Stadium against Hull Kingston Rovers. The following week Halley made his full début against Hull F.C. at the KC Stadium
2008
Halley established himself in the first team in 2008, he scored 4 tries against Toulouse in the Bradford Bulls record 98–6 win
2009
Halley was on Loan at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and scored both tries in the 12–6 win over Wigan Warriors, Halley played 5 games for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats until he returned to Bradford in March 2009. By April 2009 Halley had established himself as the first-choice full back for the Bulls and in July 2009 his form was rewarded when he signed a new two-year contract, extending his stay at Bradford till the end of 2011[2]
On 30 June 2011 Bradford Bulls released Halley from the rest of his contract so that he could feature more regularly in first team rugby, he was quickly snapped up by neighbours Keighley Cougars.[3]
Representative
He has played for Wales at international, and made a two try début against Papua New Guinea on 28 October at the Brewery Field.
He was selected in the Wales squad to face England at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
In 2009 he announced that he was switching his International allegiance from Wales to England in an effort to represent his native country in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup[5]
Statistics
Club career
| Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Bradford Bulls | 10 | 12 | 3 | - | – |
| 2008 | Bradford Bulls | 20 | 4 | 1 | - | – |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 4 | - | – | |
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References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Bradford's Halley agrees new deal". BBC. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- , 30 June 2011.
- "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- "Winger Halley in England switch". BBC. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Bradford Bulls profile