Ryan Hall (rugby league)

Personal information
Full nameRyan Lee Hall
Born (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 36)
Rothwell, West Yorkshire England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–18 Leeds Rhinos 330 233 0 0 932
2019–20 Sydney Roosters 11 0 0 0 0
2021– Hull Kingston Rovers 78 48 0 0 184
Total 419 281 0 0 1116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–22 England 40 39 0 0 156
2019 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source:
As of 15 February 2024

Ryan Lee Hall (born 27 November 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League, and for England and Great Britain at international level.

He previously played with Leeds Rhinos, winning the Super League Grand Final in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017. In 2014 he was part of the Leeds team that won the Challenge Cup and was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy. He also spent two seasons playing for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

Early years

Hall was born in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England, and attended Royds School.

Hall began playing rugby league for amateur club Oulton Raiders. His coach at Oulton contacted the town's professional team, Leeds Rhinos, and Hall subsequently joined the club's Academy in 2006. 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.

Playing career

Leeds

2007–2012

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

Hall made his Super League début in May 2007, 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. He made his first start a fortnight later in the defeat at Hull F.C., and scored his first try for the club in July 2007 against St Helens. He went on to make nine first team appearances in 2007, scoring three tries, and was awarded an extended contract at the end of the year. He was named in the initial 20-man squad for the 2007 Super League Grand Final against St Helens, but was not selected in the final squad.

In 2008, Hall made 16 appearances and scored nine tries. In July 2008, he suffered a foot injury in Leeds' Challenge Cup semi-final defeat against St Helens, and was initially ruled out for the rest of the season. However, he recovered from the injury in time to be selected for the 2008 Super League Grand Final, scoring a try in the 24-16 victory, again against St Helens. He signed a new three-year contract with the club at the end of the season.

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.

Hall ended 2009 as the season's top try-scorer, with 31 tries in just 30 games in all competitions, including five tries in one game in a 76–12 win against Castleford Tigers. He was named Young Player of the Year, as well as runner-up in the Player of the Year award. He also received the Rugby League International Federation's Rookie of the Year award for 2009.

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.

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. He also played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.

In January 2012, Hall signed a new five-year contract with Leeds. 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. Throughout the year he showed outstanding form, which earned him the award of being named the 'World's Best Winger'.

He played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium, and in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.

2013–2018

Hall playing for Leeds in 2015
Hall pre-game for Leeds in 2016

In 2014, Hall 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, Hall scoring two tries as Leeds beat Castleford, 23–10, and was voted the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.

He played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium.

In September 2015, his 200th try for the club came against Huddersfield Giants, scoring in the final seconds of the game to clinch the League Leaders' Shield for Leeds. He went on to play in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.

In July 2018, Hall agreed to join NRL side Sydney Roosters at the start of the 2019 season. A few weeks later, Hall played his last game for Leeds against Toulouse Olympique, suffering an ACL injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season.

Sydney Roosters

Hall signed a two-year contract with the Roosters, and was seen as a replacement on the wing for the departing Blake Ferguson.

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.

Hall made six appearances for the Sydney Roosters scoring no tries. He was not included in the club's finals campaign or the grand final team which defeated Canberra to win their second successive premiership.

Hall made just five appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2020 NRL season scoring no tries. He was not included in the club's finals campaign and was subsequently released.

On 15 November 2020, Hull Kingston Rovers announced the signing of Hall to a two-year contract.

Hull Kingston Rovers

In round 1 of the 2021 Super League season, Hall made his debut for Hull Kingston Rovers. After failing to score a try for two years, Hall scored a hat-trick in a 29–28 loss against Catalans Dragons.

In round 5 of the 2021 Super League season, he scored two tries in a 50–26 loss against Warrington.

In round 9 of the 2021 Super League season, Hall scored a hat-trick in Hull KR's 40–16 victory over Leigh. Hall made a total of 20 appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 Super League season scoring 16 tries including one against the Catalans Dragons in the 2021 semi-final defeat at the Stade Gilbert Brutus He also made one appearance in the Challenge Cup. In round 8 of the 2023 Super League season, Hall scored a hat-trick in Hull Kingston Rovers 40-0 victory over arch-rivals Hull F.C. On 12 August, Hall played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final.

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.

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 had scored 21 tries in 20 games in total for England, which was a new record.

Hall while playing for England at the 2013 World Cup

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.[citation needed]

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 Archived 26 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine 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.

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

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

Hall was selected by England for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Hall was not included in England's opening round victory over Samoa, but was selected for the second group stage match. He scored two tries in England's 42–18 victory over France, the first of which was also his 300th career try. In the third group stage match, Hall scored two tries in England's 94-4 victory over minnows Greece.

Hall warming up for England in 2016
Hall as part of the wider squad for England at the 2021 RLWC

Career stats

Appearances and try’s by national team and year
National team Year Apps Trys
England 2009 5 2
2010 3 0
2011 6 5
2012 4 6
2013 6 8
2014 3 3
2015 4 2
2016 4 5
2017 6 3
2018 1 1
2022 3 4
Total 45 39
Great Britain 2019 2 0
Career Total 47 39
List of international tries scored by Ryan Hall
No. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 13 June 2009 Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  France 12-66 Friendly
2 23 October 2009 Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  France 12-34 2009 Four Nations
3 21 October 2011 Parc des Sports d’Avigon, Avigon, France  France 18-32 Friendly
4 5 November 2011 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Australia 20-36 2011 Four Nations
5
6 12 November 2011 MKM Stadium, Hull, England  New Zealand 38-6
7 19 November 2011 Elland Road, Leeds, England  Australia 8-30
8 27 October 2012 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales  Wales 12-80 Friendly
9
10 11 November 2012 Salford City Stadium, Salford, England  France 48-4 Friendly
11
12
13
14 26 October 2013 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Australia 20-28 2013 World Cup
15 2 November 2013 Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield, England  Ireland 42-0
16
17
18 9 November 2013 MKM Stadium, Hull, England  Fiji 34-12
19
20 16 November 2013 DW Stadium, Wigan, England  France 34-6
21
22 2 November 2014 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Australia 16-12 2014 Four Nations
23 8 November 2014 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand  New Zealand 16-14
24
25 24 October 2015 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England  France 84-4 Friendly
26
27 9 November 2016 Parc des Sports d’Avignon, Avignon, France  France 6-40 Friendly
28
29 29 October 2016 Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield, England  New Zealand 16-17 2016 Four Nations
30 5 November 2016 Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England  Scotland 38-12
31 13 November 2016 London Stadium, London, England  Australia 18-36
32 6 May 2017 Campbeltown Sports Stadium, Campbeltown, Australia  Samoa 10-30 Friendly
33 4 November 2017 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Lebanon 29-10 2017 Rugby League World Cup
34 19 November 2017 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Papua New Guinea 36-6
35 24 June 2018 Mile High Stadium, Denver, USA  New Zealand 36-18 Friendly
36 22 October 2022 Reebok Stadium, Bolton, England  France 18-42 2021 World Cup
37
38 29 October 2022 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England  Greece 94-4
39

Honours

Club

Domestic

Runner Up 2023

International

Individual


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