Ian Hardman
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| Born | 8 December 1985 Whiston, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Hardman (born 8 December 1985) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. He plays as a fullback, wing, centre or stand-off.
He has also played for St. Helens, Hull Kingston Rovers and Widnes.
Background
[edit]Hardman was born in Whiston, Merseyside, England.
Club career
[edit]Ian Hardman was a try scorer in the England Under-17s win over the Australian Institute of sport side in December 2003. He made his début for St. Helens against Castleford on 15 August 2003 and made 46 appearances for St. Helens in total, scoring 15 tries, 11 goals and 8 drop goals. During the 2007 season, first-team chances at St. Helens were limited so Ian was loaned to Hull Kingston Rovers, he was instrumental in keeping them in Super League in their first season, making 18 consecutive appearances. He returned to St. Helens, only to be signed by Widnes on a season long loan.[citation needed]
Testimonial match
[edit]Ian Hardman's benefit season/testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers, allocated by the Rugby Football League, took place during the 2016 season.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Featherstone Rovers profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at featherstonerovers.net
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Cup Squad Named
- (archived by web.archive.org) Saints Rout Rovers
- St Helens trio sign new contracts
- Anderson wary of in-form Yeaman
- Injury after injury
- St Helens 34-27 Bradford
- Salford 10-12 St Helens
- Search for "Ian Hardman" at bbc.co.uk
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Sportspeople from Whiston, Merseyside
- Rugby league players from Merseyside
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
- Rugby league wingers
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Widnes Vikings players