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Richard Whiting (rugby league)
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Richard Whiting is an English rugby league
footballer who plays for Hull.
A former Featherstone Rovers
player in the British rugby league National League One
, being voted young player of the year, before moving to the European Super League
club Hull.
Although Whiting Signed for Hull as a Stand-off, he plays a utility role in the squad and has covered positions such as stand-off, centre, wing and fullback.
In 2005 he made 24 appearances during the season and also won the young player of the year. Whiting played in the Challenge Cup
final in 2005 and also played in 2006 Super League Grand Final
.
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 who plays for Hull.
A former Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
player in the British rugby league National League One
Rugby League National Leagues
The Championship, known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It is currently contested by ten teams from England. It acts as Europe's second-tier competition below the Super League, and has...
, being voted young player of the year, before moving to 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...
club Hull.
Although Whiting Signed for Hull as a Stand-off, he plays a utility role in the squad and has covered positions such as stand-off, centre, wing and fullback.
In 2005 he made 24 appearances during the season and also won the young player of the year. Whiting played in the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
final in 2005 and also played in 2006 Super League Grand Final
2006 Super League Grand Final
The 2006 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League XI. Held on Saturday, 14 October at Manchester's Old Trafford ground, the game was played between St Helens, who finished top of the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Hull, who finished second...
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