Dave Halley

David Halley (born 12 October 1986) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a er and in the 2000s and 2010s. He plays as an amateur for Bradford Dudley Hill RLFC.

He played at club level for the Bradford Bulls and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League, and the Keighley Cougars in Championship 1. Halley won the Bradford Bulls' 2009 Player of the Year award.

Background Halley was known for his pace and acceleration and was popular with the Bradford fans.

First Team Début On 15 April 2007 Halley coming off the bench made a try scoring début at Grattan Stadium against Hull Kingston Rovers. The following week Halley made his full début against Hull F.C. at the KC Stadium

2008 Halley established himself in the first team in 2008, he scored 4 tries against Toulouse in the Bradford Bulls record 98–6 win

2009 Halley was on Loan at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and scored both tries in the 12–6 win over Wigan Warriors, Halley played 5 games for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats until he returned to Bradford in March 2009. By April 2009 Halley had established himself as the first-choice full back for the Bulls and in July 2009 his form was rewarded when he signed a new two-year contract, extending his stay at Bradford until the end of 2011

On 30 June 2011 Bradford Bulls released Halley from the rest of his contract so that he could feature more regularly in first team rugby, he was quickly snapped up by neighbours Keighley Cougars.

International level He has played for Wales at international, and made a two try début against Papua New Guinea on 28 October at the Brewery Field.

He was selected in the Wales squad to face England at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

In 2009 he announced that he was switching his International allegiance from Wales to England in an effort to represent his native country in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup

in 2017 Dave signed on for Wibsey FC, weighing in at 16st, but was still recorded as the fastest player in the club's history; just in front of Joe Brooksbank who had had 3 knee replacements at the time.

Statistics Club career

Representative career