Will Maher

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Will Maher
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Personal information
Full nameWilliam Maher
Born (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 28) [1]
Haverthwaite, Cumbria, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)
Weight17 st 9 lb (112 kg) [2]
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–19 Castleford Tigers 381004
2016(loan)→ Oxford RL 50000
2017(loan)→ Batley Bulldogs 161004
2017(loan)→ Keighley Cougars 10000
2018(loan)→ Halifax 260000
2019(loan)→ Halifax 20000
2020–22 Hull Kingston Rovers 420000
2023–24 Halifax Panthers 80000
2023(loan)→ Dewsbury Rams 50000
2024(loan)→ Keighley Cougars 10000
Total1442008
Source: [3] [4]
As of 28 January 2024

Will Maher (born 4 November 1995) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as a prop forward for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1, on season-long loan from Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.

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He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Castleford at Oxford and the Keighley Cougars in League 1, and the Batley Bulldogs and Halifax in the Championship.

Background

Will Maher was born in Haverthwaite, near Ulverston, Cumbria, England. He attended Penny Bridge Primary School in Penny Bridge, and John Ruskin School in Coniston, Cumbria.

Playing career

He spent the 2018 season on loan at Halifax in the Championship.

His brother, Patrick Maher, is a coach at Barrow Raiders.

Halifax Panthers

In October 2022, Maher signed a two-year contract with Halifax Panthers. [5]

Keighley Cougars (loan)

On 31 Oct 2023 it was reported that he would join Keighley Cougars on season-long loan for 2024. [6]

At the end of the 2024 season he announced his retirement to take up a role at a school.

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References

  1. ↑ "Will Maher". Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Will Maher". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ RLP
  5. ↑ "Panthers sign Maher on two year deal". Halifax Panthers. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Former Hull KR and Castleford Tigers ace makes League 1 move ahead of 2024". Love Rugby League. 31 October 2023.



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