Umyla Hanley (born 5 March 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a centre/winger for

Leigh Leopards The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. ...

in the

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Background

Hanley played his amateur rugby league for the Shevington Sharks and is the son of former

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 ...

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...

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 ...

, Western Suburbs, Balmain and

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international,

Ellery Hanley Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley (born 27 March 1961) is an English former rugby league player and coach. Over a nineteen-year professional career (1978–1997), he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds. He won 36 ca ...

Career

2020

Hanley made his Super League debut in round 14 of the

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for the Warriors against St Helens where Wigan went on to lose 42–0 against a much more experienced St Helens team, Hanley started at fullback and became Wigan Warrior player #1105.

2021

In round 17 of the

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, Hanley scored a

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in Wigan's 50-6 victory over Leigh.

2022

Hanley made only one appearance for Wigan in the 2022 Super League season. He spent the majority of the year on loan with

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side

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playing ten games.

2024

In round 6 of the 2024 Super League season, Hanley scored a

in Leigh's 32-22 loss against

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2025

In round 3 of the 2025 Super League season, Hanley scored a

in Leigh's 34-6 home win against

Catalan Dragons The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the club competes in Super League, th ...

References

External links

Wigan Warriors profile
2002 births Living people English rugby league players English people of Jamaican descent Leigh Leopards players Newcastle Thunder players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Wigan Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Wigan Warriors players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub