Daniel Holdsworth (rugby league)

Daniel Holdsworth (born 27 April 1984[5]) is an Australian former professional rugby league five-eighth who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

Daniel Holdsworth
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Holdsworth
Born (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Playing information
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 St. George Illawarra 6 2 0 0 8
2006–09 Canterbury-Bankstown 70 13 5 2 64
2010–12 Salford 75 18 189 1 451
2013 Hull F.C. 22 2 30 2 70
2014 Cronulla-Sutherland 8 0 0 1 1
Total 181 35 224 6 594
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

Born in the northern New South Wales town, Tweed Heads, Holdsworth moved to Perth in Western Australia at an early age. In Perth, Holdsworth played all his junior rugby league for the North Beach Sea Eagles in the Western Australia Rugby League competition.[6] Holdswroth represented Western Australia at the Under 15 and Under 18 age groups.[7]

Career

Holdsworth spent two years in the Penrith Panthers' lower grades,[8] before signing with the St George Illawarra Dragons for the 2004 season. He made his NRL début while at the club and played 6 games in two seasons, before joining Canterbury, where he would play 70 games between 2006 and 2009.

Holdsworth then spent four seasons in the Super League, playing for the Salford City Reds and Hull FC. He represented the Exiles in 2012 and was described by English fullback Sam Tomkins as "very clever, powerful and an effective stand off".[9]

In 2014, Holdsworth returned to the NRL, signing with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[10] He played 8 games for Cronulla in his only season at the club as they finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon. This was mainly attributed to the club's high injury toll and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements saga.[11]

Personal

In January 2014, Holdsworth's Caringbah home was robbed and memorabilia stolen, including signed jerseys from former teammates Sonny Bill Williams and Andrew Ryan.[12]

References
  1. http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-2127-19785-260237-0&sID=20909&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=138608
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. loverugbyleague
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-2127-19785-260237-0&sID=20909&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=138608
  6. Forrest, Brad (6 March 2014). "DJ looks set for chance in halves". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-2127-19785-260237-0&sID=20909&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=138608
  8. http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-2127-19785-260237-0&sID=20909&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=138608
  9. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_league/s/1586467_sam-tomkins-column-we-must-be-ruthless-against-salford-reds
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Sharks set for wooden spoon after defeat to Raiders". The Guardian.
  12. Cronulla Sharks recruit Daniel Holdsworth has house robbed, AAP, dated 27 January 2014.
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