Dean Hadley

Dean Hadley (born 5 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, loose forward and hooker for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League and the England Knights at international level.

Dean Hadley
Personal information
Born (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–19 Hull FC 88 10 0 0 40
2013(DR) York City Knights 10 4 0 0 16
2014(DR) Doncaster 4 1 0 0 4
2015(DR) Doncaster 1 0 0 0 0
2017(loan) Wakefield Trinity 22 2 0 0 8
2019(loan) Doncaster 1 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) Hull KR 6 0 0 0 0
2020– Hull Kingston Rovers 13 3 0 0 0
Total 145 20 0 0 68
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– England Knights 1 0 0 0 0
As of 31 December 2020
Source: [1][2]

He has played for Hull F.C. in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Hull at the York City Knights in the Championship, Doncaster in League 1, and Wakefield Trinity and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Background

Hadley was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Career

Hadley began his career with Hull F.C., coming through their academy and signing his first professional contract before the start of the 2013.[3] He plays as a second-row.

He was loaned to York City Knights, and made 10 appearances for the club, scoring 4 tries. He also played twice in the Super League in April for Hull F.C. due to injuries occurring in the first team.[4]

For the 2014 season, he was loaned to Doncaster. He played just 3 games before being recalled to play in the first team for Hull 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 the Huddersfield Giants in a 30-6 victory.[5]

On 29 July 2019, Hadley joined rivals Hull Kingston Rovers from Hull F.C. on a three year deal, teammate Jez Litten also joined the red and whites on a three year deal.

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[6] Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the Lae Football Stadium.[7]

References

  1. Love Rugby League
  2. RLP
  3. "Dean Hadley". Hull FC. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. "Dean Hadley". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. "Super League: Hull FC 30-6 Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  7. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.


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