Stephen Holgate

For the physician, see Stephen Holgate (physician).

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]

Stephen Holgate

Personal information
Born	(1971-12-15)15 December 1971 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Died	16 November 2021(2021-11-16) (aged 49)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994–96 Workington Town 69 7 0 0 28 1997–98 Wigan Warriors 53 3 0 0 12 1999 Hull Sharks 2 0 0 0 0 2000 Workington Town 3 0 0 0 0 2000 Halifax Blue Sox 13 0 0 0 0 2001 Widnes Vikings 26 4 0 0 16 Total 166 14 0 0 56 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994 Cumbria 1 0 0 0 0 1995 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Holgate started his career with Workington Town, and played for the club during the inaugural Super League season in 1996.

Holgate was signed by Wigan in December 1996 for a fee of £100,000.^[4] He played at second-row for the club in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.^[5]

He died on 16 November 2021, at the age of 49.^[6][7]