Karle Hammond

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Karle Hammond
Personal information
Full nameKarle Hammond
Born (1974-04-25) 25 April 1974 (age 49)
Widnes, England
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Loose forward, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993–95 Widnes 7029152148
1995–98 St Helens 1115005205
1999–00 London Broncos 542824120
2001 Widnes Vikings 1025119
2001 Salford City Reds 51004
2002 Halifax Blue Sox 14321054
Total2641134312550
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996 Great Britain 20000
1999 Wales 20000
Source: [1] [2]

Karle Hammond (born 25 April 1974) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Widnes (two spells), and in the Super League for St. Helens, the London Broncos, the Salford City Reds, and the Halifax Blue Sox, as a stand-off , loose forward or centre.

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Background

Hammond was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England.

Career

Club

Hammond started his career at Widnes before signing for St Helens in September 1995 for a fee of £85,000. [3] He played stand-off in St Helens' 16–25 defeat by Wigan in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1995–96 at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996. [4]

Hammond played as a stand-off in St Helens 40–32 victory over the Bradford Bulls in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 27 April 1996 in front of a crowd of 78,550. [5] He also played in the 1997 Challenge Cup final (also against Bradford Bulls) and scored a try in their 32–22 win. [6]

Hammond left Saints when his contract expired at the end of the 1998 season, and signed a two-year deal with London Broncos. [7] He played in the team's 1999 Challenge Cup final defeat against Leeds Rhinos. [8]

He then briefly returned to Widnes before joining Salford City Reds in March 2001. [9] He spent the following season with Halifax Blue Sox, but was released in August 2002. [10]

International

He was the top try-scorer of the 1996 Great Britain Lions tour of Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.

He was selected to play for Wales in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, but was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. [11]

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