Stephen Holgate

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Stephen Holgate
Personal information
Born(1971-12-15)15 December 1971
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Died16 November 2021(2021-11-16) (aged 49)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1994–96 Workington Town 6970028
1997–98 Wigan Warriors 5330012
1999 Hull Sharks 20000
2000 Workington Town 30000
2000 Halifax Blue Sox 130000
2001 Widnes Vikings 2640016
Total166140056
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1994 Cumbria 10000
1995 England 10000
Source: [1] [2]

Stephen Holgate (15 December 1971 – 16 November 2021) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Cumbria, and at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven), [3] Workington Town, Wigan Warriors, Hull Sharks and Halifax in the Super League as a prop, or second-row. [1]

Holgate started his career with Workington Town, and played for the club during the inaugural Super League season in 1996.

Holgate was signed by Wigan in December 1996 for a fee of £100,000. [4] He played at second-row for the club in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos. [5]

He died on 16 November 2021, at the age of 49. [6] [7]

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References

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