Brendan Hill (rugby league)
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| Born | 15 September 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brendan Hill (born 15 September 1964), also known by the nickname of "Bren Gun", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds, Bradford Northern, Halifax and Keighley, as a prop.[1][3]
Playing career
[edit]Bradford Northern
[edit]Brendan Hill played right-prop in Bradford Northern's 12-12 draw with Castleford in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1987, and played right-prop, scored a try, and was man of the match (the White Rose Trophy was not presented as it had already been awarded to Paul Harkin in the original final) in the 11-2 victory over Castleford in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1987–88 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1987.
Halifax
[edit]Hill was transferred from Bradford Northern to Halifax for a transfer fee of £90,000 during January 1989,[4] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £244,600 in 2017).[5]
Brendan Hill played left-prop in Halifax's 12-24 defeat by Wigan in the 1989–90 Regal Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Player Summary: Brendan Hill". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Biography at therhinos.co.uk". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Dorahy to lift lid on That season". Halifax Courier. Johnston Press. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "13th January 1990: Wigan 24 Halifax 12 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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