Stephen Holgate

Stephen Holgate (15 December 1971 – 16 November 2021) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Cumbria, and at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[3] Workington Town, Wigan Warriors, Hull Sharks and Halifax in the Super League as a prop, or second-row.[1]

For the physician, see Stephen Holgate (physician).

Stephen Holgate
Personal information
Born(1971-12-15)15 December 1971
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Died16 November 2021(2021-11-16) (aged 49)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–96 Workington Town 8 0 0 32
1997–98 Wigan Warriors 6 0 0 24
1999–99 Hull Sharks 1 0 0 0 0
2000–00 Halifax Blue Sox 13 0 0 0 0
Total 14 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–94 Cumbria 1 0 0 0 0
1995–95 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Holgate played at second-row for Wigan Warriors in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.

He died on 16 November 2021, at the age of 49.[4][5]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. de la Riviere, Richard (22 November 2021). "Death of a star Cumbrian". Pocket Mags. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. Ibbetson, Stephen (17 November 2021). "Wigan Grand Final winner Stephen Holgate dies aged 49". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 26 November 2021.


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