Zak Hardaker

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Zak Hardaker
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Player information
birthday 17th October 1991
place of birth Pontefract , West Yorkshire , England
size 1.91 m
society
society Leeds Rhinos
position Goalkeeper, inner three-quarters
Clubs as active
Years society Games (points)
2010–11
2011- 		Featherstone Rovers
Leeds Rhinos 		19 (108)
132 (337)
National team
Years National team Games (points)
2011–13
2012- 		England Knights
England 		3 (30)
1 (8)

As of October 9, 2015

Zak Hardaker (born October 17, 1991 in Pontefract ) is an English rugby league player. He plays in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos . With them he won the Super League in 2011 and 2012, the Challenge Cup in 2014 and 2015 and the World Club Challenge in 2012 .

Hardaker was elected to the Super League Dream Team in 2014 and 2015 . In 2015 he also won the Man of Steel Award .

Career

Featherstone Rovers

Hardaker's career began with Knottingley Rockware and the Featherstone Lions. From the latter he moved to the second division Featherstone Rovers . In 2010 he made his debut against the Hunslet Hawks in which he scored a hat trick. During the entire season he put 22 attempts in 14 games, including two in the final, which the Rovers lost 22:23 against Halifax . At the end of the season, he and Gareth Moore were voted Young Player of the Year.

Leeds Rhinos

In October 2010 Hardaker joined the Leeds Rhinos for £ 60,000 . He played two friendlies in the preparatory phase before returning to Featherstone on a so-called "dual contract". He completed five games for Featherstone, in which he put five attempts.

In March 2011, two outer three-quarters of Leeds were injured, Ben Jones-Bishop and Lee Smith , which is why he was ordered back by them. His debut was in round six against St Helens , in which he put a try. He played only irregularly during the regular season. In the quarterfinals against the Huddersfield Giants , he scored a hat trick and was voted Man of the Match . In the Grand Final, which Leeds won 32:16 against St Helens, Hardaker also tried.

In 2012 he moved to the position of goalkeeper, where he also showed very strong performances. With Leeds he won the Super League Grand Final 26:18 against the Warrington Wolves and the World Club Challenge 26:12 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles , was elected Super League Young Player of the Year and made his debut for England .

At the beginning of the 2013 season, he broke his thumb during a game against Salford, which prevented him from participating in the 2013 World Club Challenge. He was originally part of the English squad for the Rugby League World Cup 2013 , but was later removed from the squad due to an unspecified incident.

In 2014 he won the Challenge Cup with Leeds and was elected to the Super League Dream Team. In 2015 he won the Challenge Cup again and was again elected to the Super League Dream Team, he also won the Man of Steel Award, which is the first time since 1998 that a Leeds player has won the award.

Controversy

In 2014, Hardaker had to make a public apology after insulting Warrington's captain Michael Monaghan in homophobic terms during a game. He was also banned for five games and was fined £ 300.

In March 2015, Hardaker and his teammate Elliot Minchella were arrested and interrogated by police for an alleged assault on a 22-year-old college student, missing a game against Warrington. Hardaker was not charged, but pleaded guilty to the crime and as a result had to pay £ 200 in compensation and write a letter of apology to the student. In addition, he had to undergo internal disciplinary measures.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/oct/15/zak-hardaker-leeds-featherstone
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/05/zak-hardaker-leeds-man-of-steel-rugby-league
  3. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/article-2654823/Zak-Hardaker-vows-change-five-game-ban-homophobic-abuse-Leeds-defeat-Warrington.html
  4. ↑ http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/exclusive-leeds-rhinos-players-admit-assault-in-student-flats-1-7155662
personal data
SURNAME Hardaker, Zak
BRIEF DESCRIPTION english rugby league player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Pontefract , West Yorkshire, England