Craig Farrell (rugby league)
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Craig Farrell born 8 October 1981 in Widnes
, Cheshire
, England
is a rugby league
player for the Batley Bulldogs
in National League One. He plays as a or in the . He has previously played for Hull in the European Super League
, along with spells with Hull Kingston Rovers
, York City Knights
and Doncaster.
In 2008, he began a career as a PE Teacher, based at Graham School Specialist Science & Arts College
, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
, where he was a former pupil, in conjunction with his Rugby career.
Widnes
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is a rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
in National League One. He plays as a or in the . He has previously played for Hull in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
, along with spells with Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
, York City Knights
York City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
and Doncaster.
In 2008, he began a career as a PE Teacher, based at Graham School Specialist Science & Arts College
Graham School
Graham School is a comprehensive school in the west of Scarborough in North Yorkshire for ages 11-16.-Admissions:It is situated to the west of the town on twenty two acre grounds, next to the hospital and Yorkshire Coast College near Throxenby....
, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, where he was a former pupil, in conjunction with his Rugby career.