13 Facts About Daryl Halligan

Daryl John Halligan was born on 25 July 1966 and is a rugby league commentator and former professional player.

Daryl Halligan attended Hamilton Boys' High School and made the New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team in 1984.

Daryl Halligan made his first grade rugby league debut for North Sydney against the Canberra Raiders in Round 1 1991 at North Sydney Oval.

Daryl Halligan made 25 appearances for Norths as they enjoyed one of their best ever seasons finishing third on the table.

Unfortunately for Norths, Daryl Halligan had one of his worst performances in his career as a goal kicker as he only kicked one goal from five attempts.

Daryl Halligan spent two further seasons at Norths but they failed to reach the finals.

Daryl Halligan then joined Canterbury-Bankstown in 1994 and in his first season there played in the club's grand final loss against Canberra.

Daryl Halligan retired at the conclusion of the 2000 season with his final game being in round 26 2000 against the Newcastle Knights where he kicked four goals from four attempts.

Daryl Halligan is noted for revolutionising goal-kicking by using a plastic tee from which to kick, instead of the old method where kickers would set the ball upon a mound of sand or earth.

Daryl Halligan has since worked to design the popular "Supertee" line of kicking tees, used by top kickers in both codes of rugby across the world.

In 2000, Daryl Halligan became the first person to score 2,000 points in the NRL.

Daryl Halligan scored 80 tries, and kicked 4 field goals to amass that total.

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