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Neil Holding
Personal information
Born (1960-12-15) 15 December 1960 (age 63)
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–90 St Helens 343 145 84 44 739
1990–91 Rochdale Hornets 22+4 3 1 4 18
1991–92
Oldham
 4 0 1 0 2
1993 Bradford Northern 0+5 1 0 0 4
Total 378 149 86 48 763
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980 Lancashire 2 1 0 0 3
1980 England 1 0 0 0 0
1984 Great Britain 4 0 0 1 1
1984 GB tour games 3+3 3 0 0 12
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1991 Rochdale Hornets 11 1 0 10 9

Neil Holding (born 15 December 1960) is an English former professional

Oldham and Rochdale Hornets, as a stand-off or scrum-half,[1] and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets.[4]

Playing career

St Helens

Holding made his debut for St Helens in October 1977 against Swinton.

Holding played

1978 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1978–79 season at Knowsley Road, St Helens
on Tuesday 12 December 1978.

Holding played

1984 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan
on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Holding played

1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London
on Saturday 2 May 1987.

Holding played

1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan
on Saturday 9 January 1988.

Later career

In September 1990, Holding was signed by Rochdale Hornets for a fee of £50,000.[6] In February 1991, he was appointed as player-coach at Rochdale.[7] Following the club's relegation from the First Division at the end of the 1990–91 season, he was replaced as coach by Stan Gittins.[8]

In August 1991, he was signed by Oldham in exchange for Brett Clark and Ronnie Duane.[9]

International honours

Holding won one cap for England while at St Helens in 1980 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St Helens on the 1984 Lions tour against Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand.[3]

Post-playing career

After retiring from rugby league, Holding worked as a groundsman at St Helens. In 1998, he left the club to take up a similar role at Liverpool football club.[10] He worked at Liverpool until 2014, when he left the club to set up his own gardening business.[11]

Neil Holding is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
  6. ProQuest 187150339
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  7. ProQuest 187206921
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  8. ProQuest 187226591
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  9. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8
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  10. ^ "Neil quits Saints for Reds". Lancashire Telegraph. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Rugby League Heroes: Neil Holding". Total Rugby League. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  12. ^ "St Helens Hall of Fame". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

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