Education
He was educated at Downside School, Somerset and Street Benet"s Hall, Oxford.
He was educated at Downside School, Somerset and Street Benet"s Hall, Oxford.
He also played nine first-class cricket cricket matches. Halliday"s first-class cricket appearances were with Oxford University from 1980 to 1982 and In all he made 348 first-class runs at 29.00 but only passed 50 once in his 14 innings. This was when he scored 113 not out against Kent in 1982, with a bowling lineup consisting of English Test cricketers Graham Dilley and Bob Woolmer.
He also played cricket for Dorset from 1981 to 1987, including 38 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 one-day matches in the National Westminster Bank Trophy.
Halliday also played rugby union for Oxford University from 1979 to 1981, including 3 Varsity matches. He went on to play for Bath Rugby Club.
His sporting career was interrupted by a serious leg injury when playing for Somerset against Middlesex in the County Championship in 1983. He recovered to work his way into the England national team and made his debut in the 1986 Five Nations.
In these two matches he was played on the right wing, selected ahead of the actual specialist winger Nigel Heslop: the latter believed to be still somewhat fragile after taking a pounding in the brutal quarter-final against France, and the other winger in the squad (Chris Oti) being injury-prone.
He played in 23 internationals from 1986 to 1992, retiring after the 1992 grand slam. From 1981 to 1990, Halliday made a total of 170 appearances for Bath, including five successful Cup Finals. In 1990 he moved to Harlequins before retiring in 1992 because of long-term injuries.