Sam Hall (born ) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a or for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

in the

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. He previously spent time on loan and dual registration from

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at the

Midlands Hurricanes The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. They were founded in 2021 and took over the professional franchise owned by Coventry Bears previously entering the third tier of th ...

in League 1, and at the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, England. They play their home games at Plough Lane and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rugby le ...

in the

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Background

Hall was born in

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, West Yorkshire, England. He studied at

Garforth Academy Garforth Academy (formerly known as Garforth Comprehensive School until September 1992 and Garforth Community College until November 2010) is a secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11–18 and is located on Lidgett Lane (B6137) ...

. Hall played junior rugby league for

Oulton Raiders Oulton Raiders are an amateur rugby league football club from Oulton in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club's open age team currently compete in the top division of the National Conference League. The club also operates many youth teams. The club ...

. He joined the

development system aged 14.

Playing career

Castleford Tigers

In February 2020, Hall had been preparing to play for Castleford's reserves, but injuries to teammates saw him drafted into the first team aged 17. He made his

debut for the

( Heritage No. 998) against the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...

on 7 February 2020. Weeks later, he signed full-time with the Tigers on a 2-year contract. Ahead of the 2021 season, Hall aimed for further Super League experience, and said, "it's a hard, hard challenge to break through with the talent of the older players, but if I get a chance I've just got to take it and play as well as I can." Hall made three further first-team appearances for Castleford that year, as well as standout performances for the under-19s. He signed a one-year contract extension in October 2021. In June 2022, Hall signed a two-year contract extension at Castleford, keeping him with the Tigers until the end of 2024. He said, "I feel very much at home, I like the environment and the players. There was never any doubt - I wanted to stay here." Head coach

Lee Radford Lee Radford (born 26 March 1979) is an English professional rugby union coach, and former rugby league player and coach. Since 2023 he has worked for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints as their defence coach. He previously worked in rug ...

added, "Sam has a smart football IQ and a great skill set. He plays in a position where there is a genuine pathway for him at the club." The 2023 season was a breakout personal year for Hall, as he established himself a regular place in Castleford's first-team from April. He scored his first try for the Tigers on 2 September against the

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

. He made a total of 16 appearances as a or as the club narrowly survived a relegation battle with

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...

. On 5 April 2024, Hall scored his second

try for Castleford against the

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugb ...

Midlands Hurricanes (dual registration)

Hall made one appearance for the

in League 1 during the 2022 season, through their dual registration agreement with Castleford. He returned to the club in the following year, making one further appearance for the Hurricanes in 2023.

London Broncos (loan)

In June 2022, Hall joined the

in the

on loan. Head coach Mike Eccles said, "Sam is a big unit and a true ball-playing middle who has fantastic ability as both a carrier and being able to shift possession around the field." He made six appearances at or for the Broncos and scored tries against

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Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

and

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

Statistics

References

External links

Castleford Tigers profileSuper League profile
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