Stephen Leigh Halfpenny (born 22 December 1988) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fullback or wing for Harlequins in the English Premiership.

[4] On 18 April 2009, Halfpenny scored two tries for the Cardiff Blues in the final of the EDF Energy Cup, a 50–12 win over Gloucester at Twickenham.

[5] In January 2014 Halfpenny announced that he would be leaving the Blues at the end of the 2013–14 season after signing a two-year deal with French giants Toulon.

Halfpenny did not complete the 2013–14 season due to receiving a dislocated shoulder in the RBS Six Nations match against England.

[6] On 16 September 2014, Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal said that he may terminate Halfpenny's contract due to reoccurring injury problems, though this was later resolved.

[11] Halfpenny only featured in one Super rugby game after injuring himself in pre season by tearing his pectoral muscle.

[citation needed] Coach Warren Gatland had faith in Halfpenny, and the Blues winger did enough to force his way into the squad for the 2011 World Cup.

In the final match of the 2012 Winter Test series against Australia, Halfpenny suffered a neck injury while attempting to stop the winning try.

In March 2014, Halfpenny was ruled out for the rest of the season after he dislocated his right shoulder in the 29–18 defeat to England in the 2014 Six Nations Championship.

[22] In September 2015 Halfpenny was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after rupturing an anterior cruciate knee ligament during Wales' 23–19 warm up win over Italy at the Millennium Stadium.

[24] Halfpenny announced his retirement from International Rugby in October 2023, and his final match was Wales v Barbarians on 4 November of that year.

[31] Halfpenny played all three tests, winning player of the series, and breaking the Lions points record held by Neil Jenkins.