GB & Wales international rugby league footballer

Karle Hammond (born 25 April 1974) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Widnes (two spells), and in the Super League for St. Helens, the London Broncos, the Salford City Reds, and the Halifax Blue Sox, as a stand-off, scrum-half, hooker or loose forward.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 Career
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Background

Hammond was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England.

Career

Hammond played as a stand-off in St. Helens 40-32 victory over the Bradford Bulls in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 27 April 1996 in front of a crowd of 78,550.

He was the top try-scorer of the 1996 Great Britain Lions tour of Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.

Karle Hammond played stand-off in St. Helens' 16-25 defeat by Wigan in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1995–96 at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996.

References

External links

• Profile at saints.org.uk
• (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at slstats.org
• Hammond hammer blow for Wales