Vila Halafihi

Vila Halafihi
Personal information
Full name	Vila Halafihi
Born	24 January 1994 (age 30); Leeds, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Lock
Club
	Source: As of 3 January 2023

Last updated March 27, 2024

Vila Halafihi (born 24 January 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

2015 - 2015 Season

Halafihi signed for Championship side Bradford on a one-year deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford and Leeds.^{[ citation needed ]}

He featured in Round 8 (Dewsbury) then in Round 10 (Doncaster). He played in Round 19 (Batley) to Round 20 (Hunslet). Halafihi played in Round 23 (Halifax) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax).

He signed a two-year extension to his contract at the end of the season.

2016 - 2016 Season

Halafihi played in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds and Castleford.

2017 - 2017 Season

Halafihi re-signed with the Bradford club following the clubs liquidation at the end of the 2016 season.^{[ citation needed ]}

He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley.

Halafihi played in Round 3 (Swinton Lions) then in Round 7 (Dewsbury) to Round 8 (Oldham). He also featured in Round 11 (Featherstone Rovers) and Round 14 (London Broncos) then in Round 16 (Dewsbury) to Round 17 (Featherstone Rovers). He featured in Round 20 (Halifax). Halafihi played in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). He also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers).

He signed a two-year contract extension at the end of the season.

2018 - 2018 Season

Halafihi featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, Dewsbury, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley.

He featured in Round 1 (York City Knights) to Round 2 (London Skolars) then in Round 7 (Coventry Bears). He also played in Round 9 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 16 (Newcastle Thunder) then in Round 19 (London Skolars) to Round 20 (Whitehaven R.L.F.C.). Vila played in Round 26 (Hemel Stags). Halafihi played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 (Warrington). He scored against West Wales Raiders (1 try), Hemel Stags (1 try), Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (1 try) and London Skolars (1 try).^{[ citation needed ]}

Hunslet RLFC

On 2 November 2018, it was reported that Halafihi had joined Hunslet RLFC.^[5]

Sheffield Eagles

In October 2021, Halafihi joined Sheffield Eagles on a two-year deal.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season	Appearance	Tries	Points
2015 Bradford	6	0	0
2016 Bradford	0	0	0
2017 Bradford	16	4	16
2018 Bradford	17	4	16
Total	39	8	32

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References

↑ loverugbyleague
↑ Rugby League Project
↑ Bradford Bulls Website
↑ Reply, Sam Thomas 02/11/2018 Team looking decent. "Parksiders win the race to sign Bradford Bulls star Vila Halafihi – Hunslet RLFC" . Retrieved 13 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "Vila Halafihi opts for surprise switch to Hunslet". Yorkshire Post. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
↑ "Vila Halafihi joins Eagles". Sheffield Eagles. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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[1] verugbyleague

[2] Rugby League Project

[3] Bradford Bulls Website

[4] Reply, Sam Thomas 02/11/2018 Team looking decent. "Parksiders win the race to sign Bradford Bulls star Vila Halafihi – Hunslet RLFC" . Retrieved 13 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] "Vila Halafihi opts for surprise switch to Hunslet". Yorkshire Post. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[6] "Vila Halafihi joins Eagles". Sheffield Eagles. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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