Dennis Hartley

Dennis Hartley
Personal information
Full name Dennis Hartley
Playing information
Position Prop, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–≤64 Doncaster
≤1964–66 Hunslet
1966–75 Castleford 268 15 1 1 49
≤1975–≥75 Doncaster
Total 268 15 1 1 49
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–70 Yorkshire 4 0 0 0 0
1968 England 1 0 0 0 0
1964–70 Great Britain 11 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Dennis Hartley is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Doncaster (twice), Hunslet, and Castleford, as a Prop or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9 during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Dennis Hartley won a cap for England while at Castleford in 1968 against Wales,[1] 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.[2]

County honours

Dennis Hartley won caps playing Left-Prop, i.e. number 8 for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 17-22 defeat by Lancashire at Leeds' stadium on 21 September 1966, the 10-5 victory over Lancashire at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 25 September 1968, the 12-14 defeat by Lancashire at Salford's stadium on 3 September 1969, and the 15-21 defeat by Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970.[3]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Dennis Hartley played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8 in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8 May 1965,[4] and played Left-Prop in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup final during the 1968–69 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 17 May 1969,[5] and the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 9 May 1970.[6]

County Cup Final appearances

Dennis Hartley played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8 in Castleford's 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968, and played Left-Prop in the 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

Honoured at Castleford Tigers

Dennis Hartley is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sat 17th May 1969 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sat 9th May 1970 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

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