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Full name | Damian Ball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 July 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 June 2024 |
Damian Ball (born 14 July 1975) [1] was a British rugby league coach and former footballer. [2] [3]
Ball was the captain at Halifax from 2006. [1] He usually played at loose forward, [1] but could also operate at second row. He signed for Halifax after a six-month sabbatical from the game. His previous clubs were Dewsbury Rams, Hull Kingston Rovers, Rochdale Hornets and York City Knights. [1]
As well as his part-time involvement in Halifax, he had also held teaching posts at the North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax and The Brooksbank School, Elland, West Yorkshire, England. [4]
Damian was also named 2008 assistant coach under new boss Matt Calland. [5]
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