Player

Adrian Hadley - Wing

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Adrian Hadley
Height185
Weight86
Date Of Birth01/03/1963
Place Of BirthCardiff
EducationLady Mary High School, Cardiff
ClubsSale Sharks, Widnes Vikings, Salford RLFC, Cardiff
HonoursWales RL, Wales, Wales B, Wales Youth RU
InvitationalCrawshays, Barbarians
ManagedCardiff, Sale Sharks
Adrian Hadley was a powerful wing who made his Cardiff debut in 1983. A favourite at the Arms Park, he had a knack of being on the end of many of the brilliant moves that Cardiff produced at the time. Hadley gained 27 caps for Wales, scoring 9 tries, after making his debut in the 24 -6 loss to Romania in 1983. In 1983 he also played in an uncapped game for Wales against Japan, in which he also scored a try. He also made several appearances for the Barbarians.
In 1988 he transferred to Rugby League and played for Salford, Widnes and also the Welsh Rugby League side. On his return to Union he was player coach at Sale Sharks from 1996 before being made director of rugby until he resigned in 2001.
Spent many years as director of fund-raising at St Anne's Hospice in South Wales.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1982-1983 33 20 2 11 24 0 0 0 96
1983-1984 33 26 1 6 20 0 0 0 80
1984-1985 35 28 2 5 25 0 0 0 100
1985-1986 36 28 0 8 21 0 0 0 84
1986-1987 32 21 2 9 16 0 0 0 64
1987-1988 28 16 2 10 12 2 1 0 55
TOTAL 197 139 9 49 118 2 1 0 479
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Ebbw Vale 14 12 0 2 523 263 71
Llandovery 14 9 0 5 403 363 51
Cardiff 13 8 0 5 418 322 51
Newport 14 8 0 6 444 309 48
Swansea 13 7 1 5 328 349 41
Carmarthen Quins 13 8 0 5 285 305 40
RGC 1404 14 4 0 10 423 472 32
Aberavon 13 4 0 9 316 482 22
Pontypool 12 3 0 9 251 338 17
Bridgend Ravens 12 2 1 9 263 451 17