Dennis Hartley

Dennis Hartley
Personal information
Full name Dennis Hartley
Playing information
Position Prop, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1964–≤1964 Doncaster
≤1964–1966 Hunslet
1966–1975 Castleford 268 15 1 1 49
≤1975–≥1975 Doncaster
Total 268 15 1 1 49
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–1970 Yorkshire 4 0 0 0 0
1968–1968 England 1 0 0 0 0
1964–1970 Great Britain 11 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Dennis Hartley is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Doncaster (twice), Hunslet, and Castleford, playing at Prop or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9 during the era of contested scrums.

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International honours

Dennis Hartley won a cap for England while at Castleford in 1968 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1964 against France (2 matches), while at Castleford in 1968 against France, in 1969 against France, in 1970 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), and in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France and Australia.[1]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Dennis Hartley played in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat to Wigan in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 8 May 1965, and played Loosehead-Prop, i.e. number 8, in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1968–69 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 17 May 1969,[2] and the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1969–70 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 1970.[3]

Honoured at Castleford Tigers

Dennis Hartley is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[4]

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