Derek Hallas
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Derek Hallas (1933 – 12 May 2025) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Roundhay RFC, as a centre and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Keighley (two spells), Leeds, Parramatta Eels and the Inverell Hawks (captain), as a Template:Rlp, and coached at club level for the Inverell Hawks.
Background
Derek Hallas was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England in 1933.[1] He was a pupil at Hunslet Carr County Primary School, Hunslet.[2]
Hallas died on 12 May 2025.[3]
Playing career
International honours
Hallas won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1961 against France, and New Zealand.[4]
County honours
Hallas represented Yorkshire (RU) while at Roundhay, and represented Yorkshire (RL) while at Keighley.
Championship final appearances
Hallas played at Template:Rlp and scored two tries, in Leeds' 25–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 52,177.[5]
Club career
Hallas played rugby union for Roundhay RFC, switching code to rugby league, he signed for Keighley in December 1953, signing for Leeds in January 1959 for £4,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £195,800 in 2016),[6] he resigned for Keighley in October 1962 for £3,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £124,100 in 2016),[6] before signing for Paramatta in April 1963.
References
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External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at stats.rleague.com
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- Rugby league legends help school Lindley pupils at Huddersfield University
- From Bondi To Batley: Australians In English Rugby League
- Leeds' first Championship win
- 1961–1970: The Holy Grail is captured
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- Photograph "1961 Leeds v Warrington" at rlhp.co.uk
- Derek Hallas
- Tributes paid to former Leeds Rhinos’ winger Wilf Rosenberg
- Legend Derek Hallas can't wait for new Keighley Cougars era
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- Cougars And Rhinos To Honour Former Player
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