Dean Hadley

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Dean Hadley
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Personal information
Born (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32)
Hull, Humberside, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–19 Hull FC 88100040
2013(DR Tooltip Super League#Dual registration)York City Knights 1040016
2014(DR Tooltip Super League#Dual registration)Doncaster 41004
2015(DR Tooltip Super League#Dual registration)Doncaster 10000
2017(loan)Wakefield Trinity 222008
2019(loan)Doncaster 10000
2019(loan)Hull KR 60000
2020– Hull Kingston Rovers 9870028
Total230240096
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018– England Knights 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 16 June 2021

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

Contents

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. [3]

Background

Hadley was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, 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. [4] 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. [1]

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. [6] On 12 August 2023, Hadley played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in 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 Rovers 2024 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan. [9]

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad. [10] 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. [11]

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