Gareth Haggerty

Gareth Haggerty (born 8 September 1981) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer. He played for the Widnes Vikings in the Co-operative Championship. He previously played for Harlequins RL, St Helens and the Salford City Reds all of whom play in the Super League.^[5]

Gareth Haggerty

Personal information
Full name	Gareth Joseph Haggerty[1]
Born	(1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 43) St Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb) [2]
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002 Widnes Vikings 3 1 0 0 4 2003–07 Salford City Reds 102 16 0 0 64 2008–09 Harlequins RL 38 7 0 0 28 2010 Widnes Vikings 8 1 0 0 4 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006– Ireland 6 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4]
Father	Roy Haggerty
Relatives	Kurt Haggerty (brother)

Haggerty's usual position was as a prop. He is a specialist impact player, coming off the interchange bench.

Background

Haggerty was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

He is the son of former St. Helens forward Roy Haggerty.

Career

He was a member of the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[6] Although relatively unknown in Australia prior to the tournament, his performances from the bench in the World Cup earned widespread praise from both fans and pundits, with many Australians going as far as to chant 'sign him up' during games.^{[citation needed]}