Roy Holdstock

Personal information
Full name Roy Gordon Holdstock
Born (1955-12-26) 26 December 1955
Kingston upon Hull, England
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–1985 Hull Kingston Rovers 219+35 22 0 1 67
≤1985–≥86 Wakefield Trinity
Total 254 22 0 1 67
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–81 England 3 1 0 0 3
1980 Great Britain 2 0 0 1 0

Roy Gordon Holdstock (26 December 1955) is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and 1980s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 964), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10.

Playing career

International honours

Roy Holdstock won caps for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1980 against Wales, and France, in 1981 against Wales,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1980 against New Zealand (2 matches).[2]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Roy Holdstock played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10-5 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000, and played left-prop in the 9-18 defeat by Widnes, in the 1981 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 2 May 1981, in front of a crowd of 92,496.

County Cup Final appearances

Roy Holdstock played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 7-8 defeat by Leeds in the 1980 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Roy Holdstock played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 3-13 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1979–80 season at The Boulevard, Hull on Tuesday 18 December 1979.

John Player Trophy Final appearances

Roy Holdstock played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 4-12 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at HeadingleyRugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982.

Testimonial match

Roy Holdstock's Testimonial match at Hull Kingston Rovers took place in 1984.

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.
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