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Maliq Holden feels at home among Doncaster Knights

Jon Newcombe discovers how the former Cornish Pirates winger discovered rugby on Cyprus
Maliq Holden

MALIQ HOLDEN’s relatively short rugby career has almost been as diverse as his family background but the new Doncaster back-three player has no doubt where he feels most comfortable – in the north of England.
Born in Liverpool but raised around the world, Holden’s interest in rugby was first piqued on an Army base in Cyprus, where his mother had a teaching job and the Royal Welsh regiment introduced him to the sport.
But it was a move to the Netherlands that set him on the path to playing professionally, with Holden representing the Dutch at youth level before moving to Hartpury.
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