Vila Halafihi

Vila Halafihi (born 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hunslet RLFC in Betfred League 1. He plays as a hooker. He is the son of former Hull KR, Sheffield Eagles and London Crusaders forward Nick Halafihi.[4]

Vila Halafihi
Personal information
Full nameVila Halafihi
Born (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994
Leeds, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
2015–18 Bradford Bulls 39 8 0 0 32
2015(loan) → Oxford Rugby League 2 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) → Swinton Lions 5 1 0 0 4
2019– Hunslet RLFC 24 4 0 0 16
Total 70 14 0 0 56
As of 30 December 2020
Source: [1][2][3]

Halafihi was a product of the Leeds Rhinos academy system.

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

2015 - 2015 Season

Halafihi signed for Championship side Bradford on a 1 Year Deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford and Leeds.

He featured in Round 8 (Dewsbury Rams) then in Round 10 (Doncaster). He played in Round 19 (Batley Bulldogs) to Round 20 (Hunslet). Halafihi played in Round 23 (Halifax) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax).

He signed a 2 Year Extension to his contract at the end of the season.

2016 - 2016 Season

Halafihi played in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers.

2017 - 2017 Season

Halafihi re-signed with the Bulls following the clubs liquidation at the end of the 2016 season.

He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and Keighley Cougars.

Halafihi played in Round 3 (Swinton Lions) then in Round 7 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 8 (Oldham). He also featured in Round 11 (Featherstone Rovers) and Round 14 (London Broncos) then in Round 16 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 17 (Featherstone Rovers). He featured in Round 20 (Halifax). Halafihi played in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). Vila also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers). He scored against Halifax (1 try), Swinton Lions (1 try), Sheffield Eagles (1 try) and Rochdale Hornets (1 try).

He signed a 2 Year contract extension at the end of the season.

2018 - 2018 Season

Halafihi featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, Dewsbury Rams, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley Cougars.

Vila featured in Round 1 (York City Knights) to Round 2 (London Skolars) then in Round 7 (Coventry Bears). He also played in Round 9 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 16 (Newcastle Thunder) then in Round 19 (London Skolars) to Round 20 (Whitehaven R.L.F.C.). Vila played in Round 26 (Hemel Stags). Halafihi played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 (Warrington Wolves). He scored against West Wales Raiders (1 try), Hemel Stags (1 try), Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (1 try) and London Skolars (1 try).

Hunslet RLFC

On 2 Nov 2018 it was reported that Halafihi had joined Hunslet RLFC[5]

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2015 Bradford60000
2016 Bradford00000
2017 Bradford1640016
2018 Bradford1740016
Total3980032

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. Bradford Bulls Website
  4. https://hunsletrlfc.com/team/parksiders-win-the-race-to-sign-bradford-bulls-star-vila-halafihi/
  5. "Vila Halafihi opts for surprise switch to Hunslet". Yorkshire Post. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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