"for the Cardiff Blues and spending the whole 2007–08 season playing for feeder club Cardiff RFC, before making his regional debut against Ulster at the Ravenhill Stadium in May 2008, scoring three conversions in the 17–26 victory. On 18 April 2009, Halfpenny scored two tries for the Cardiff Blues in the final of the EDF Energy Cup, a 50–12 win over Gloucester at Twickenham. In January 2014 Halfpenny announced that he would be leaving the Blues at the end of the 2013–14 Season after signing a two-year deal with French giants Toulon. He did not get to complete the 2013/14"
"Leigh Halfpenny Stephen Leigh Halfpenny (born 22 December 1988) is a Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player. Halfpenny is the third highest record points scorer for Wales after Neil Jenkins and Stephen Jones. He currently plays club rugby for Welsh club Scarlets who play in the Pro14. Halfpenny is from Gorseinon, near Swansea. He attended Pontybrenin Primary School and Penyrheol Comprehensive School. A winger or fullback, he was signed as a youth by the Ospreys and played the 2005–06 season with the Ospreys U18s. Halfpenny then trained with Neath RFC during the 2006–07 season, before signing"
"Italy at the Millennium Stadium. Leigh Halfpenny Stephen Leigh Halfpenny (born 22 December 1988) is a Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player. Halfpenny is the third highest record points scorer for Wales after Neil Jenkins and Stephen Jones. He currently plays club rugby for Welsh club Scarlets who play in the Pro14. Halfpenny is from Gorseinon, near Swansea. He attended Pontybrenin Primary School and Penyrheol Comprehensive School. A winger or fullback, he was signed as a youth by the Ospreys and played the 2005–06 season with the Ospreys U18s. Halfpenny then trained with Neath RFC during"
"Ben Halfpenny Benjamin Halfpenny (25 April 1906 – 15 June 1966) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes, St. Helens and Warrington, as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or, 13. Ben Halfpenny was born in Prescot, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 60 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. Ben Halfpenny won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1928 against Wales."
"his only try for Warrington in the 18-5 victory over Leigh at Mather Lane (adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal), Leigh, and he played his last match for Warrington on 16 February 1935. Ben Halfpenny Benjamin Halfpenny (25 April 1906 – 15 June 1966) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes, St. Helens and Warrington, as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or, 13."
"Jonny Hepworth Jonny Hepworth (born ), also known by the nickname of ""Lionbar"", is an English rugby league and rugby union footballer. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Leinster Rugby, Clontarf FC, Leeds Tykes, and, Rotherham R.U.F.C., and club level rugby league (RL) for Castleford Panthers ARLFC, Leeds Rhinos, , Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers. He was born in Castleford. He currently plays for the Featherstone Rovers. Hepworth previously played for the Leeds Tykes, making his début for them at Headingley Carnegie Stadium against London Welsh on 3 September 2006 at the start of the 2006–07 National League"
"for the rest of the season after he dislocated his right shoulder in the 29–18 defeat to England in the 2014 Six Nations Championship. In October 2014, Halfpenny was included in the 34-man squad for the 2014 Autumn internationals against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa. He scored 27 points during the Autumn series including all 12 of Wales points in a famous win over South Africa, only the second in their history. In September 2015 he was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after rupturing an anterior cruciate knee ligament during Wales' 23–19 warm up win over"
"for Leinster. In February 2015 he was announced as the newest brand ambassador for Newbridge Silverware . Rob Kearney Robert “Rob” Kearney (born 26 March 1986) is an Irish rugby union rugby player who currently plays fullback for UCD, Leinster and Ireland. As a youth he also played rugby union for Clongowes Wood College and Gaelic football for Louth in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. Born and raised in the Cooley Peninsula, Kearney, like many of his peers, got involved in athletics at an early age. The dominant sport in the area is Gaelic football. As a youth, Kearney played"
"included Shaun Edwards (Current Wales Rugby Union Defensive Coach / Wigan Rugby League Veteran) & Heather Smalls (M People) Lee Penny Lee Penny is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. Penny was born in Wigan in 1974, he attended St Cuthberts Infant and Junior School and St Thomas More High School. Penny played in the position and was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. Penny played at Warrington Wolves before moving to Salford City Reds. He then moved on to play Rugby Union for Vale of Lune RUFC in North 1 where he"
"Lee Penny Lee Penny is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. Penny was born in Wigan in 1974, he attended St Cuthberts Infant and Junior School and St Thomas More High School. Penny played in the position and was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. Penny played at Warrington Wolves before moving to Salford City Reds. He then moved on to play Rugby Union for Vale of Lune RUFC in North 1 where he spent 2 seasons. He is a merchant banker. Happily dated Beverly Monteith on/off for several and years. Celebrity friends"
"Leigh in October 2017. Larne Patrick Larne Patrick (born 3 November 1988) is an English-born Wales international rugby league footballer who plays for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He is primarily as a but can also play as a . Previously playing for the Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, and the Wigan Warriors. Patrick was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. He is of Welsh heritage. Patrick joined Huddersfield from Manly based reserve-grade side Narrabeen Sharks in Australia after being on the academy books at Bradford Bulls. As a youth he won international honours with the England Academy. He made"
"finishing in their worst ever position of 11th out of 12 competitors and narrowly avoiding relegation to the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. Hugh O'Sullivan Hugh O'Sullivan (born 24 February 1998) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. He plays as a scrum-half and can also cover all positions in the back three. He attended Belvedere College, where he was part of back-to-back Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup winning sides in 2016 and 2017, only the third time the school had achieved such a feat in its history. He primarily"
"a deal with the group, which saw it referred to officially as 'BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park'. Cardiff Blues entered the season under new leadership, with Mark Hammett coming in as director of rugby. Dale McIntosh and Paul John stay on as coaches under him. Hammett joined from New Zealand Super Rugby franchise, the Hurricanes. The Blues were without Leigh Halfpenny, whose departure to Toulon was announced in January 2014. captain Sam Warburton continued playing with the side as the first centrally contracted player in Wales, having signed a deal with the Welsh Rugby Union in January 2014. It was"
"joining up again with Daryl Powell, the Leeds Tykes' first team coach. Hepworth joined the Rotherham R.U.F.C. for the 2010–11 RFU Championship, and made an immediate impression with his pace in possession and tenacious defence. Jonny Hepworth Jonny Hepworth (born ), also known by the nickname of ""Lionbar"", is an English rugby league and rugby union footballer. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Leinster Rugby, Clontarf FC, Leeds Tykes, and, Rotherham R.U.F.C., and club level rugby league (RL) for Castleford Panthers ARLFC, Leeds Rhinos, , Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers. He was born in Castleford. He currently plays"
"up top of the North West Division but narrowly lost to Widnes Saints in the Regional Grand Final. Liverpool joined the Rugby League Conference National Division in 2008 and made the play-offs. Liverpool Buccaneers withdrew from the National Division in 2010. Liverpool Buccaneers Liverpool Buccaneers Rugby League Football Club are an amateur rugby league club from West Derby in Liverpool. The team plays home games at Sefton RUFC in West Derby. Currently they play in the North West Premier division of the Rugby League Conference and the North West Merit League. The team was formed in the winter of 2002."
"Larne Patrick Larne Patrick (born 3 November 1988) is an English-born Wales international rugby league footballer who plays for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He is primarily as a but can also play as a . Previously playing for the Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, and the Wigan Warriors. Patrick was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. He is of Welsh heritage. Patrick joined Huddersfield from Manly based reserve-grade side Narrabeen Sharks in Australia after being on the academy books at Bradford Bulls. As a youth he won international honours with the England Academy. He made his first team début"
"Hugh O'Sullivan Hugh O'Sullivan (born 24 February 1998) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. He plays as a scrum-half and can also cover all positions in the back three. He attended Belvedere College, where he was part of back-to-back Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup winning sides in 2016 and 2017, only the third time the school had achieved such a feat in its history. He primarily played fullback for the 2017 winning team, but has since played mainly at scrum-half. O’Sullivan loves rugby so much. His blend of a"
"believed to be the first case where a player who has refused to take a test has not been punished. Leeds Rhinos Warrington Wolves Toronto Wolfpack Ryan Bailey (rugby league) Ryan Bailey (born 11 November 1984) is an English rugby league footballer for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship. A Great Britain, and England international representative , he played the majority of his club career at the Leeds Rhinos, making over 300 appearances and winning six Super League championships and three World Club Challenges with the club. After leaving Leeds, Bailey played for Hull Kingston Rovers, Castleford Tigers, and the"
"Rob Kearney Robert “Rob” Kearney (born 26 March 1986) is an Irish rugby union rugby player who currently plays fullback for UCD, Leinster and Ireland. As a youth he also played rugby union for Clongowes Wood College and Gaelic football for Louth in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. Born and raised in the Cooley Peninsula, Kearney, like many of his peers, got involved in athletics at an early age. The dominant sport in the area is Gaelic football. As a youth, Kearney played Gaelic for Naomh Mhuire, and in the Cooley Kickhams underage setup, before graduating to the Cooley senior"
"Riley after 66 minutes. Pat Leach Patrick James Handley Leach (born 18 July 1985) is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He usually plays at centre, but he has also played at fullback. Born in St Asaph, Flintshire, Leach began his career with Colwyn Bay RFC and joined Orrell RUFC after leaving school. He also played for Manchester Rugby Club and had trials with English Premiership side Worcester before joining Newport RFC in 2009. He received his first call-up to the Dragons side in May 2010. Leach was born in St Asaph"
"Letterkenny RFC Letterkenny RFC is a rugby union club based in County Donegal, Ireland. The club has strong ties with Martin Molloy, the New Zealand rugby union footballer, best known as the captain of ""[|The Benders]]"". Gallaher is mentioned on the team crest, and the team plays its home games at Dave Gallaher Memorial Park in Letterkenny. The club was founded when the town's rugby players, who were travelling to Derry and Limavady for games each week, decided to form their own club , “Martin Molloy” was the first captain of the club othwise known as the frail king from"
"Ryan Bailey (rugby league) Ryan Bailey (born 11 November 1984) is an English rugby league footballer for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship. A Great Britain, and England international representative , he played the majority of his club career at the Leeds Rhinos, making over 300 appearances and winning six Super League championships and three World Club Challenges with the club. After leaving Leeds, Bailey played for Hull Kingston Rovers, Castleford Tigers, and the Warrington Wolves. After Super League his playing career continued in League 1 with the newly formed Canadian club, Toronto Wolfpack. Bailey was born in Leeds, West"
"in the 3rd round of the 2017 Challenge Cup. Jonny Pownall Jonathan Pownall (born 22 August 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer. His position in winger. He is playing for Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship for the 2019 Season. He previously played for the Leigh Centurions and Toronto Wolfpack. Pownall made his senior début for Leigh on 6 March 2011 in a Challenge Cup match against the amateur club Hull Dockers. His first league game was on 22 May 2011 in a Championship match against Hunslet Hawks. In 2016, it was announced that Pownall would join Toronto"
"Guy Thompson Guy Edwin P. Thompson (born 23 January 1987) is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, he plays flanker or number 8. Between 2013–2018 Thompson played 99 times for Wasps RFC and has also previously played for Richmond F.C., in National League 2 South, and for Jersey Reds in National League 1 and the RFU Championship. Born in Hereford and raised by a single mother Thompson attended Bishop's School in Hereford before going to Bromsgrove School, alongside future Wasps team mate Matt Mullan. After graduating from University of Wales Institute, Cardiff Thompson joined Gloucester"
"Schools representative in 2013 and was later captained the New Zealand Under-20 side which finished 5th in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in England, scoring 1 try in 5 matches. In October 2016 Apisai, who affiliates to the Ngāti Awa iwi, was named in the Māori All Blacks squad for their end-of-year tour to the Northern Hemisphere. He debuted as a 75th minute replacement for the Māori captain Ash Dixon in a 27-14 defeat by Munster on 11 November 2016. Hurricanes Leni Apisai Leni Apisai (born 8 March 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently"
"international in rugby union whilst on a junior contract with Warrington Wolves after starting his Rugby League career with Halton Farnworth Hornets. The Widnes born youngster then made his Warrington début against his hometown team in a pre-season friendly ahead of a 2003 season which also brought him his Super League début, later that year he was the final try scorer for Warrington Wolves in their last official game at Wilderspool Stadium, a tour match against New Zealand A. He then played for Widnes Vikings, Rochdale Hornets, Doncaster and Halton Simms Cross before signing for Leigh in 2009 where he"
"Liverpool Buccaneers Liverpool Buccaneers Rugby League Football Club are an amateur rugby league club from West Derby in Liverpool. The team plays home games at Sefton RUFC in West Derby. Currently they play in the North West Premier division of the Rugby League Conference and the North West Merit League. The team was formed in the winter of 2002. They joined the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference in 2003. In the 2006 season they won both the Cheshire Division and subsequently went on to win the RLC Regional Grand Final however in the 2007 season they ended"
"also provided a much needed wealth of experience for those travelling to Senior clubs across the country as players move on to University and beyond. Late 2012 will see the opening of the new Clubhouse and 2013 will see the 40th anniversary of the club. Letterkenny RFC Letterkenny RFC is a rugby union club based in County Donegal, Ireland. The club has strong ties with Martin Molloy, the New Zealand rugby union footballer, best known as the captain of ""[|The Benders]]"". Gallaher is mentioned on the team crest, and the team plays its home games at Dave Gallaher Memorial Park"
"against Aberavon RFC, when he was brought off the bench after only seven minutes following an injury to Gareth Baber. Upon his move to Cardiff, he was reunited with his second cousin Leigh Halfpenny, who he had last seen as a toddler. Following his move to Cardiff, he joined the Wales national under-20 rugby union team during their 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship campaign. He moved to play for Glamorgan Wanderers for the 2008/09 season. Luke Evans (rugby) Luke Evans (born 18 July 1988), is a Welsh rugby union footballer who played for the Australian Schoolboys national rugby union"
"Newcastle Ravens Newcastle Ravens Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The current Chairman since July 2018 is Bob Waddell and the Director of Rugby is Mike Hudspeth. The Ravens sent players to the 2007 Union Cup tournament in Copenhagen and played as part of the Cardiff Lions team. The combined squad recorded victories over NOP Amsterdam Rugby Club (35-5), Malmö Devilants (30-5 and 35-0) and the Caledonian Thebans RFC (5-25), drawing with the Emerald Warriors 10-10 on the way. The squad missed out in a tense final in Copenhagen to the Emerald"
"Dan Hemingway Daniel Philip Hemingway (born 3 June 1989) is a rugby union player. After spending time on loan at Nottingham from the Leicester Tigers, Dan will leave Leeds Carnegie at the end of the 2012–13 season. His position is usually at blindside flanker, but he has also played at No. 8 and occasionally at lock. Educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, Hemingway previously played for Lichfield before joining the Leicester Academy in 2006. He made his first team debut in the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership. He was part of the Leicester Tigers team to beat a South"
"with his English girlfriend Caprice. Killkenny is himself a fan of his former side Arsenal. Australia Neil Kilkenny Neil Martin Kilkenny (born 19 December 1985) is a football player who plays for Perth Glory. A midfielder, he began his career in the youth system at Arsenal, and went on to play league football for Oldham Athletic, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Bristol City, Preston North End and Melbourne City before joining Perth Glory in 2018. He has 14 caps for Australia, and competed for the country at the 2008 Olympics. Born in Enfield, Middlesex, Kilkenny moved to Australia with his family"
"Leigh Centurions The Leigh Centurions are a professional rugby league club in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Championship. The club was founded in 1878 and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. Leigh have been Rugby League Champions twice, in 1906 and 1982, and have won the Challenge Cup twice, in 1921 and 1971. The club was known simply as Leigh until the 1995-96 season, when it adopted the name ""Centurions"". Leigh RFC was founded in 1878 by a surveyor named Fred Ulph. Leigh's first practice match was"