Richard Horne
Encyclopedia
Richard Horne is an English
-born Scotland
international rugby league
footballer with the European Super League
team, Hull. His preferred position is /.
Horne has been playing for Hull since he was 16 years old. He has also played for Great Britain
and Scotland
.
He set a Super League record of tries scored in succession by scoring tries in 13 consecutive games during the 2006 Engage Super League season.
On October 27, 2008, it was announced that Horne had signed a new three-year deal with Hull.
On January 17, 2010, Horne played his testimonial match against neighbours, Hull Kingston Rovers
, and Hull won, 28-16 in front of a crowd of over 16,000 supporters, and former Hull player Steve Prescott
paid tribute to Horne.
He is the older brother of Graeme Horne
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
-born Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
international rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer with the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
team, Hull. His preferred position is /.
Horne has been playing for Hull since he was 16 years old. He has also played for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
and Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
.
He set a Super League record of tries scored in succession by scoring tries in 13 consecutive games during the 2006 Engage Super League season.
On October 27, 2008, it was announced that Horne had signed a new three-year deal with Hull.
On January 17, 2010, Horne played his testimonial match against neighbours, Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
, and Hull won, 28-16 in front of a crowd of over 16,000 supporters, and former Hull player Steve Prescott
Steve Prescott
Stephen Prescott MBE , is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.Son of Eric Prescott, a formidable forward with St Helens in the 1970s, Steve Prescott played for St. Helens in the Rugby League Premiership and the Super League, and for Hull and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats...
paid tribute to Horne.
He is the older brother of Graeme Horne
Graeme Horne
Graeme Horne is a professional rugby league player with Huddersfield Giants. His preferred position is loose forward....
.