Derek Hallas
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Born | c. 1934 (age 89–90) Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Hallas (born c. 1934) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Roundhay RFC, as a centre and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Keighley (two spells), Leeds, Parramatta Eels and the Inverell Hawks (captain), as a centre, and coached at club level for the Inverell Hawks.
Background
[edit]Derek Hallas was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he was a pupil at Hunslet Carr County Primary School, Hunslet.[2]
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Derek Hallas won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1961 against France, and New Zealand.[1]
County honours
[edit]Derek Hallas represented Yorkshire (RU) while at Roundhay, and represented Yorkshire (RL) while at Keighley.
Championship final appearances
[edit]Derek Hallas played at centre and scored two tries, in Leeds' 25–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 52,177.[3]
Club career
[edit]Derek Hallas played rugby union for Roundhay RFC, switching code to rugby league, he signed for Keighley in December 1953, signing for Leeds in January 1959 for £4,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £195,800 in 2016),[4] he resigned for Keighley in October 1962 for £3,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £124,100 in 2016),[4] before signing for Paramatta in April 1963.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Interview With Derek Hallas Archived 28 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1961–1970: The Holy Grail is captured". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at stats.rleague.com
- Keighley Into the 1960s[permanent dead link ]
- Rugby league legends help school Lindley pupils at Huddersfield University
- From Bondi To Batley: Australians In English Rugby League
- Leeds' first Championship win
- 1961–1970: The Holy Grail is captured
- Leeds – Club History, Facts and Figures Archived 16 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Photograph "1961 Leeds v Warrington" at rlhp.co.uk
- Derek Hallas
- Tributes paid to former Leeds Rhinos’ winger Wilf Rosenberg
- Legend Derek Hallas can't wait for new Keighley Cougars era
- Legend Derek Hallas can't wait for new Keighley Cougars era
- Cougars And Rhinos To Honour Former Player
- 1934 births
- Living people
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Halifax R.L.F.C. coaches
- Keighley Cougars players
- Leeds Tykes players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Parramatta Eels players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Leeds
- Rugby union players from Leeds
- Rugby union wings
- Yorkshire County RFU players
- Yorkshire rugby league team players