Stephen Holgate
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| Born | 15 December 1971 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 November 2021 (aged 49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Holgate (15 December 1971 – 16 November 2021) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Cumbria, and at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[3] Workington Town, Wigan Warriors, Hull Sharks and Halifax in the Super League as a prop, or second-row.[1]
Holgate started his career with Workington Town, and played for the club during the inaugural Super League season in 1996.
Holgate was signed by Wigan in December 1996 for a fee of £100,000.[4] He played at second-row for the club in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.[5]
He died on 16 November 2021, at the age of 49.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Stephen Holgate". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Holgate joins new cherry and whites". The Independent. 7 December 1996. p. 24.
- ^ "Sport: Rugby League Robinson's run helps Wigan to glory". BBC News. 24 October 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ de la Riviere, Richard (22 November 2021). "Death of a star Cumbrian". Pocket Mags. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Ibbetson, Stephen (17 November 2021). "Wigan Grand Final winner Stephen Holgate dies aged 49". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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