Ryan Hall (rugby league)

Ryan Lee Hall (born 27 November 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and England and Great Britain at international level.

Ryan Hall

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Lee Hall[1]
Born	(1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)[2]
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–18 Leeds Rhinos 327 232 0 0 928 2019– Sydney Roosters 11 0 0 0 0 Total 338 232 0 0 928 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009– England 38 36 0 0 140 2019– England 9s 4 1 0 0 4 2019– Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
As of 9 July 2020 Source: [3][4][5]
Medals Rugby League World Cup 2017 Australia-New Zealand-PNG

He played his entire Super League career with Leeds, having won the 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017 Super League Grand Finals with them. In 2014 he was part of the Leeds team that won the Challenge Cup and was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.[3][4]

Early years

Hall was born in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England.

Hall joined the Leeds Academy in 2006 after being spotted playing for amateur club the Oulton Raiders by former Leeds coach John Daly. Daly contacted the then Academy boss John Bastian, who quickly invited Hall to the club for trials. He made eight appearances for the Junior Academy team in his début season, before quickly being selected for the Senior Academy team. He made eleven appearances for the Senior Academy team & scored three tries, including the Senior Academy Grand Final victory over Hull FC.

Professional playing career

2000s

Hall made his Super League début coming off the bench at the 2007 Millennium Magic weekend at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in the controversial 42-38 victory over Bradford Bulls. Hall made his first start a fortnight later in the defeat at Hull F.C. & went on to make nine first team appearances in 2007, scoring three tries. He was not selected for Leeds 33-6 2007 Super League Grand Final victory against St. Helens though.

In 2008, Hall made sixteen appearances & scored nine tries, including a try in the 24-16 2008 Super League Grand Final victory, again against St. Helens.

In 2009, Hall became a regular in Leeds' first team as the team went on to win their third Grand Final in a row, 18-10, again against St Helens at Old Trafford.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Hall ended 2009 as the season's top try-scorer, with 31 tries in just 30 games in all competitions. He was named Young Player of the Year, as well as runner-up in the Player of the Year award.

Hall received the Rugby League International Federation's Rookie of the Year award for 2009.[18]

2010s

In 2010, Hall scored 31 tries in 33 appearances & was named in the Super League Dream Team for the second year in a row and featured in the 2010 World Club Challenge and 2010 Challenge Cup Final for Leeds.

He played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[19][20]

Hall played on the wing and scored two tries for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

He played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.[36][37]

On 17 February 2012 Hall confirmed his standing as one of the premier wingers in rugby league when he scored 2 tries – including a 95-metre intercept try – and was named man-of-the-match in Leeds' 26–12 victory over Australian champions Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2012 World Club Challenge played at the home venue of Leeds, Headingley.[38] Throughout the year he showed outstanding form, which earnt him the award of being named the 'World's Best Winger'.[39]

He played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[40][41][42][43]

He played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[44][41]

In 2014, Ryan signed a new five-year deal for the Leeds Rhinos.

He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Wembley Stadium,[45] Hall scoring two tries as Leeds beat Castleford, 23–10, and was voted the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.[46]

He played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium.[47][48][49]

He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[50]

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.[51][52][53]

In February 2019, it was revealed that Hall had signed with NRL side the Sydney Roosters.[54] Hall made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against Brisbane in Round 10 of the 2019 NRL season which finished in a 15-10 loss at Suncorp Stadium. The following week, Hall made his first appearance for North Sydney, the reserve grade side for Eastern Suburbs in the Canterbury Cup NSW.[55][56]

International career

He earned a place in the England squad for the 2010 Four Nations tournament and although injury ruled him out of the first Test against New Zealand, he returned for the final game against Papua New Guinea. He also represented England in their 60–6 win over France.[5]

Hall was also selected for the 2011 Four Nations, scoring 2 tries against Australia at Wembley in a 20–36 loss.

In 2013, Ryan was selected to help England's causes in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He was one of the best players in the tournament, earning himself a place on the wing in the RLIF team of the year. He scored eight tries in five matches for England. He has now scored 21 tries in 20 games for England which is a new record.[57]

In November 2014, Hall played in the 2014 Four Nations. He was England's top try scorer in the tournament, scoring three tries. He scored his fifth try in four test matches against Australia, and he scored a double against New Zealand.

In October 2015, Hall was picked in a 24-man England squad to play against New Zealand in a three-match test-series. Beforehand though, England played a test match against France in Leigh. Hall scored two tries in a match where England would go on to dominate their opponents and thereon create a new record for the biggest winning margin against the 'Les Tricolores'.

The following year, Hall was picked in England's 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations. On 22 October 2016, Hall extended his England try scoring record, scoring another two tries against France in Avignon. In the Four Nations, Hall scored one try in each of England's games to keep his try scoring record for England in as many appearances.

In 2017, Ryan continued his try scoring form for England in a mid-season test match against Samoa in Australia. Later in the year, he was selected as a part of England's 24-man squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[58]

He was selected in England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[59]

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[60] He made his Great Britain test debut in the defeat by Tonga.[61]

Hall leaving the pitch at Headingley after beating Catalans Dragons 27-20 in the 2009 Superleague playoff semi final

Hall playing for Leeds in 2015

Hall while playing for England at the 2013 World Cup

Hall warming up for England in 2016

International Test caps and tries

Matches do not include friendly matches or International Origin matches as these are unofficial test matches.[62]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Tries
1	13 June 2009	Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France	France	12–66	Win	Test match	1
2	23 October 2009	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England	France	34–12	Win	2009 Four Nations	1
3	31 October 2009	DW Stadium, Wigan, England	Australia	16–26	Loss	2009 Four Nations	0
4	7 November 2009	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield, England	New Zealand	20–12	Win	2009 Four Nations	0
5	14 November 2009	Elland Road, Leeds, England	Australia	16–46	Loss	2009 Four Nations	0
6	12 June 2010	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	France	60–6	Win	Test match	0
7	6 November 2010	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	36–10	Win	2010 Four Nations	0
8	21 October 2011	Parc des Sports, Avignon, France	France	18–32	Win	Test match	1
9	29 October 2011	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	Wales	42–4	Win	2011 Four Nations	0
10	5 November 2011	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Australia	20–36	Loss	2011 Four Nations	2
11	12 November 2011	KC Stadium, Hull, England	New Zealand	28–6	Win	2011 Four Nations	1
12	19 November 2011	Elland Road, Leeds, England	Australia	8–30	Loss	2011 Four Nations	1
13	27 October 2012	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales	Wales	12–80	Win	2012 Autumn Internationals	2
14	3 November 2012	MS3 Craven Park, Hull, England	France	44–6	Win	2012 Autumn Internationals	0
15	11 November 2012	Salford City Stadium, Salford, England	France	48–4	Win	2012 Autumn Internationals	4
16	26 October 2013	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Australia	20–28	Loss	2013 World Cup	1
17	2 November 2013	John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, England	Ireland	42–0	Win	2013 World Cup	3
18	9 November 2013	KC Stadium, Hull, England	Fiji	34–12	Win	2013 World Cup	2
19	16 November 2013	DW Stadium, Wigan, England	France	34–6	Win	2013 World Cup	2
20	23 November 2013	Wembley Stadium, London, England	New Zealand	18–20	Loss	2013 World Cup	0
21	25 October 2014	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Samoa	32–26	Win	2014 Four Nations	0
22	2 November 2014	AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia	Australia	16–12	Loss	2014 Four Nations	1
23	8 November 2014	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	New Zealand	16–14	Loss	2014 Four Nations	2
24	24 October 2015	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	France	84–4	Win	Test match	2
25	1 November 2015	KC Stadium, Hull, England	New Zealand	26–12	Win	Baskerville Shield	0
26	7 November 2015	Olympic Stadium, London, England	New Zealand	2–9	Loss	Baskerville Shield	0
27	14 November 2015	DW Stadium, Wigan, England	New Zealand	20–14	Win	Baskerville Shield	0
28	22 October 2016	Parc des Sports, Avignon, France	France	6–40	Win	Test match	2
29	29 October 2016	John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, England	New Zealand	16–17	Loss	2016 Four Nations	1
30	5 November 2016	Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England	Scotland	38–12	Win	2016 Four Nations	1
31	13 November 2016	London Stadium, London, England	Australia	18–36	Loss	2016 Four Nations	1
32	6 May 2017	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia	Samoa	30–10	Win	Test match	1
33	27 October 2017	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Australia	18–4	Loss	2017 World Cup	0
34	4 November 2017	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Lebanon	29–10	Win	2017 World Cup	1
35	19 November 2017	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Papua New Guinea	36–6	Win	2017 World Cup	1
36	25 November 2017	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Tonga	18–20	Win	2017 World Cup	0
37	2 December 2017	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Australia	6–0	Loss	2017 World Cup	0

Honours

Domestic

• World Club Challenge (2): 2008, 2012
• Super League (6): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
• Challenge Cup (2): 2014, 2015
• League Leaders' Shield (2): 2009, 2015

International

• Baskerville Shield (1): 2015

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External links

• Sydney Roosters profile
• Leeds Rhinos profile
• Statistics at rugby-league.com
• Bradford 38 - 42 Leeds
• Statistics at rlwc2017.com