Daryl Halligan

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Daryl Halligan
Personal information
Full name Daryl Halligan
Place of birth Flag of New Zealand Waikato, New Zealand
Occupation(s)  Retired rugby league player
Television Presenter
Rugby league career
Position Wing
Fullback
Professional clubs Caps (points)
1991 - 1993
1994 - 2000 
North Sydney
Canterbury
64
226
(544)
(1490)
National teams
1993 – 1998  New Zealand 7 (36)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback
Clubs
Waikato Rugby Union

Daryl Halligan (born in Waikato, New Zealand) is a former rugby league player for the North Sydney Bears (1991-93), Canterbury Bulldogs (1994-2000) and for the New Zealand national side.

Before defecting to the professional code of rugby league, Halligan played amateur rugby union for Waikato. In rugby league Halligan was renowned as fine goalkicker, his 855 first grade goals coming at an impressive 80% success rate. At the time of his retirement he held the competition point scoring record at 2,034 points (subsequently surpassed by Jason Taylor and Andrew Johns). He also scored 80 tries, and kicked 4 field goals.

Halligan is currently a commentator with Sky Network Television in New Zealand.

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