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 Red Devils, 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
Newport 24 21 0 3 845 446 104
Llandovery 22 20 0 2 717 355 95
Ebbw Vale 23 17 0 6 708 433 85
Cardiff 24 15 1 8 731 536 78
Pontypridd 24 12 1 11 544 572 63
Pontypool 21 13 0 8 549 485 61
Merthyr 21 11 0 10 535 569 56
Aberavon 23 8 0 15 507 652 47
Bridgend Ravens 22 8 0 14 463 667 42
Swansea 21 6 0 15 427 589 36
Carmarthen Quins 22 5 0 17 469 666 33
RGC 1404 21 5 0 16 424 579 30
Neath 22 3 0 19 379 749 20