Will Maher
English rugby league footballer
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Will Maher (born 4 November 1995) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as a prop forward for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1, on season-long loan from Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.
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| Born | 4 November 1995[1] Haverthwaite, Cumbria, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 9 lb (112 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Castleford at Oxford and the Keighley Cougars in League 1, and the Batley Bulldogs and Halifax in the Championship.
Background
Will Maher was born in Haverthwaite, near Ulverston, Cumbria, England. He attended Penny Bridge Primary School in Penny Bridge, and John Ruskin School in Coniston, Cumbria.
Playing career
He spent the 2018 season on loan at Halifax in the Championship.
His brother, Patrick Maher, is a coach at Barrow Raiders.
Halifax Panthers
In October 2022, Maher signed a two-year contract with Halifax Panthers.[5]
Keighley Cougars (loan)
On 31 Oct 2023 it was reported that he would join Keighley Cougars on season-long loan for 2024.[6]
At the end of the 2024 season he announced his retirement to take up a role at a school.
