Gareth Haggerty
Ireland international rugby league footballer
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Gareth Haggerty (born 8 September 1981) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer. He played for the Widnes Vikings in the Co-operative Championship. He previously played for Harlequins RL, St Helens and the Salford City Reds all of whom play in the Super League.[5]
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| Full name | Gareth Joseph Haggerty[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1981 St Helens, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Roy Haggerty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Kurt Haggerty (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haggerty's usual position was as a prop. He is a specialist impact player, coming off the interchange bench.
Background
Haggerty was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.
He is the son of former St. Helens forward Roy Haggerty.
Career
He was a member of the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6] Although relatively unknown in Australia prior to the tournament, his performances from the bench in the World Cup earned widespread praise from both fans and pundits, with many Australians going as far as to chant 'sign him up' during games.[citation needed]