Ryan Hall (rugby league)


Ryan Lee Hall is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and England and Great Britain at international level.
He played his entire Super League career with Leeds, having won the 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017 Super League Grand Finals with them. In 2014 he was part of the Leeds team that won the Challenge Cup and was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.

Early years

Hall was born in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England.
Hall joined the Leeds Academy in 2006 after being spotted playing for amateur club the Oulton Raiders by former Leeds coach John Daly. Daly contacted the then Academy boss John Bastian, who quickly invited Hall to the club for trials. 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.

Professional playing career

2000s

Hall made his Super League début 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. Hall made his first start a fortnight later in the defeat at Hull F.C. & went on to make nine first team appearances in 2007, scoring three tries. He was not selected for Leeds 33-6 2007 Super League Grand Final victory against St. Helens though.
In 2008, Hall made sixteen appearances & scored nine tries, including a try in the 24-16 2008 Super League Grand Final victory, again against St. Helens.
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. He was named Young Player of the Year, as well as runner-up in the Player of the Year award.
Hall received the Rugby League International Federation's Rookie of the Year award for 2009.

2010s

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 played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.
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 earnt 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.
He played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.
In 2014, Ryan 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.
He played 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 February 2019, it was revealed that Hall had signed with NRL side the Sydney Roosters.
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.

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 has now scored 21 tries in 20 games for England which is a new record.
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.
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 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.
27-20 in the 2009 Superleague playoff semi final

International Test caps and tries

Matches do not include friendly matches or International Origin matches as these are unofficial test matches.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionTries
113 June 2009Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, FranceWinTest match1
223 October 2009Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England FranceWin2009 Four Nations1
331 October 2009DW Stadium, Wigan, EnglandLoss2009 Four Nations0
47 November 2009Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield, EnglandWin2009 Four Nations0
514 November 2009Elland Road, Leeds, England AustraliaLoss2009 Four Nations0
612 June 2010Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England FranceWinTest match0
76 November 2010Eden Park, Auckland, New ZealandWin2010 Four Nations0
821 October 2011Parc des Sports, Avignon, France FranceWinTest match1
929 October 2011Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, EnglandWin2011 Four Nations0
105 November 2011Wembley Stadium, London, England AustraliaLoss2011 Four Nations2
1112 November 2011KC Stadium, Hull, England New ZealandWin2011 Four Nations1
1219 November 2011Elland Road, Leeds, England AustraliaLoss2011 Four Nations1
1327 October 2012Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales WalesWin2012 Autumn Internationals2
143 November 2012MS3 Craven Park, Hull, England FranceWin2012 Autumn Internationals0
1511 November 2012Salford City Stadium, Salford, England FranceWin2012 Autumn Internationals4
1626 October 2013Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales AustraliaLoss2013 World Cup1
172 November 2013John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, EnglandWin2013 World Cup3
189 November 2013KC Stadium, Hull, EnglandWin2013 World Cup2
1916 November 2013DW Stadium, Wigan, England FranceWin2013 World Cup2
2023 November 2013Wembley Stadium, London, England New ZealandLoss2013 World Cup0
2125 October 2014Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AustraliaWin2014 Four Nations0
222 November 2014AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia AustraliaLoss2014 Four Nations1
238 November 2014Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand New ZealandLoss2014 Four Nations2
2424 October 2015Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England FranceWinTest match2
251 November 2015KC Stadium, Hull, England New ZealandWinBaskerville Shield0
267 November 2015Olympic Stadium, London, England New ZealandLossBaskerville Shield0
2714 November 2015DW Stadium, Wigan, England New ZealandWinBaskerville Shield0
2822 October 2016Parc des Sports, Avignon, France FranceWinTest match2
2929 October 2016John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, England New ZealandLoss2016 Four Nations1
305 November 2016Ricoh Arena, Coventry, EnglandWin2016 Four Nations1
3113 November 2016London Stadium, London, England AustraliaLoss2016 Four Nations1
326 May 2017Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia SamoaWinTest match1
3327 October 2017Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia AustraliaLoss2017 World Cup0
344 November 2017Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaWin2017 World Cup1
3519 November 2017Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Papua New GuineaWin2017 World Cup1
3625 November 2017Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandWin2017 World Cup0
372 December 2017Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia AustraliaLoss2017 World Cup0

Honours

Domestic