Vila Halafihi
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| Full name | Vila Halafihi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1994 Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vila Halafihi (born 24 January 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.
He is the son of former Hull KR, Sheffield Eagles and London Crusaders forward Nick Halafihi.[4]
Halafihi was a product of the Leeds academy system.
Playing career
[edit]Bradford Bulls
[edit]2015 - 2015 Season
Halafihi signed for Championship side Bradford on a one-year deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford and Leeds.[citation needed]
He featured in Round 8 (Dewsbury) then in Round 10 (Doncaster). He played in Round 19 (Batley) to Round 20 (Hunslet). Halafihi played in Round 23 (Halifax) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax).
He signed a two-year extension to his contract at the end of the season.
2016 - 2016 Season
Halafihi played in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds and Castleford.
2017 - 2017 Season
Halafihi re-signed with the Bradford club following the clubs liquidation at the end of the 2016 season.[citation needed]
He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley.
Halafihi played in Round 3 (Swinton Lions) then in Round 7 (Dewsbury) to Round 8 (Oldham). He also featured in Round 11 (Featherstone Rovers) and Round 14 (London Broncos) then in Round 16 (Dewsbury) 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). He also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers).
He signed a two-year contract extension at the end of the season.
2018 - 2018 Season
Halafihi featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, Dewsbury, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley.
He 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). He scored against West Wales Raiders (1 try), Hemel Stags (1 try), Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (1 try) and London Skolars (1 try).[citation needed]
Hunslet RLFC
[edit]On 2 November 2018, it was reported that Halafihi had joined Hunslet RLFC.[5]
Sheffield Eagles
[edit]In October 2021, Halafihi joined Sheffield Eagles on a two-year deal.[6]
Statistics
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Bradford Bulls Website
- ^ Reply, Sam Thomas 02/11/2018 Team looking decent. "Parksiders win the race to sign Bradford Bulls star Vila Halafihi – Hunslet RLFC". Retrieved 13 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Vila Halafihi opts for surprise switch to Hunslet". Yorkshire Post. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Vila Halafihi joins Eagles". Sheffield Eagles. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.