Daniel Smith (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1993 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012 | Oldham Roughyeds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2014(loan) | → Featherstone Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015– | Huddersfield Giants | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 68 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| As of 03 July 2016 | ||||||
| Source: Love Rugby League | ||||||
Daniel Smith (born 20 March 1993) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Huddersfield Giants. He previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[1] He is the brother of fellow rugby league player Cameron Smith.[2]
Career
Born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, Smith played at junior level for amateur side Castleford Lock Lane. At the age of 15, he joined the academy at Leeds Rhinos,[3]
In 2012, Smith was on loan at Oldham RLFC,[3] where he made four appearances. He moved to Australia in 2013, where he played for South Sydney Rabbitohs under-20 side.[4] He returned to England at the end of the year, and signed a two-year contract with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[5]
In 2014, he regularly appeared for Wakefield as a prop, and he scored two tries in 12 appearances. He also played one game for Featherstone Rovers on dual registration, scoring a try in his only appearance.[6]
In July 2015, Smith was signed by Huddersfield Giants on a four-and-a-half year deal.[4]
References
- ↑ "Daniel Smith | First Team Squad | Wakefield Trinty Wildcats". wakefieldwildcats.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "Leeds Rhinos: Memorable night if not result admits debutant Smith". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- 1 2 "Oldham snap up Rhinos prospect". Chronicle Online. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Huddersfield Giants prop Daniel Smith setting sights on first-team shirt for Super League campaign". Huddersfield Examiner. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Rigg, Nick (4 October 2013). "Wakefield Wildcats: South Sydney Rabbitohs youngster Dan Smith to become Wildcats' first 2014 recruit". Wakefield Express. Johnston Press. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Daniel Smith Player Stats". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.