Tommy Gallagher (rugby league)
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Tommy Gallagher is a rugby league
player who plays as a forward for Swinton
. The forward has played prop and second-row, his favoured position being loose-forward but he usually plays at the more suitable position of prop forward.
Gallagher was born in Dewsbury
and grew up in Birstall, West Yorkshire
.
Gallagher is a product of the Leeds
academy, but has had spells with Hull Kingston Rovers
, Widnes
(twice), Batley
and just about every other club in the North of England. Tommy has a younger brother John Gallagher
who is a recently retired rugby player.
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 who plays as a forward for Swinton
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
. The forward has played prop and second-row, his favoured position being loose-forward but he usually plays at the more suitable position of prop forward.
Gallagher was born in Dewsbury
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...
and grew up in Birstall, West Yorkshire
Birstall, West Yorkshire
Birstall is a large village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England and situated roughly 6 miles south-west of Leeds. It features a quaint triangular Victorian marketplace, which replaced an earlier market on High Street in the Georgian area of the village further up the hill...
.
Gallagher is a product of the Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
academy, but has had 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...
, Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
(twice), Batley
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...
and just about every other club in the North of England. Tommy has a younger brother John Gallagher
John Gallagher
John Gallagher may refer to:*John Gallagher , vocalist/guitarist for the American death metal band Dying Fetus*John Gallagher Jr., actor/musician*John Gallagher III, astronomer*John Gallagher , MLB player...
who is a recently retired rugby player.