Vila Halafihi
Vila Halafihi (born 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Hunslet in Betfred League 1. He plays as a hooker.
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Full name | Vila Halafihi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leeds, England | 24 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 October 2019 |
Halafihi was a product of the Leeds Rhinos academy system.
Bradford
2015 - 2015 Season
Halafihi signed for Championship side Bradford on a 1 Year Deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford and Leeds.
He featured in Round 8 (Dewsbury Rams) then in Round 10 (Doncaster). He played in Round 19 (Batley Bulldogs) to Round 20 (Hunslet). Halafihi played in Round 23 (Halifax) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax).
He signed a 2 Year Extension to his contract at the end of the season.
2016 - 2016 Season
Halafihi played in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers.
2017 - 2017 Season
Halafihi re-signed with the Bulls following the clubs liquidation at the end of the 2016 season.
He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars.
Halafihi played in Round 3 (Swinton Lions) then in Round 7 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 8 (Oldham). He also featured in Round 11 (Featherstone Rovers) and Round 14 (London Broncos) then in Round 16 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 17 (Featherstone Rovers). He featured in Round 20 (Halifax). Halafihi played in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). Vila also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers). He scored against Halifax (1 try), Swinton Lions (1 try), Sheffield Eagles (1 try) and Rochdale Hornets (1 try).
He signed a 2 Year contract extension at the end of the season.
2018 - 2018 Season
Halafihi featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, Dewsbury Rams, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley Cougars.
Vila featured in Round 1 (York City Knights) to Round 2 (London Skolars) then in Round 7 (Coventry Bears). He also played in Round 9 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 16 (Newcastle Thunder) then in Round 19 (London Skolars) to Round 20 (Whitehaven R.L.F.C.). Vila played in Round 26 (Hemel Stags). Halafihi played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 (Warrington Wolves). He scored against West Wales Raiders (1 try), Hemel Stags (1 try), Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (1 try) and London Skolars (1 try).
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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2015 Bradford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Bradford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Bradford | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2018 Bradford | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Total | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |