Dan Hunt (born 8 September 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League competition.[2] His position of choice was as a prop.

Dan Hunt
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Hunt
Born (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–14 St. George Illawarra 151 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
2012 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Hunt made his first grade debut in Round 1 of 2007 against the Gold Coast Titans

In 2010, Hunt was unfortunate to not play a part in the 2010 NRL Premiership due to an Achilles tendon injury sustained in the warmup of the round 11 match against the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium.[3]

On 8 February 2011, it was confirmed that Hunt had agreed to a contract extension that would keep him at the St. George Illawarra Dragons until the end of 2013.[4]

On 29 July 2015, Hunt announced his retirement from rugby league due to injury.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dan Hunt – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "St. George Illawarra Dragons profile". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Canberra Raiders beat St George Illawarra Dragons in NRL round 11". The Daily Telegraph. London. 24 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Cronin junior to debut for Dragons". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Dan Hunt retires". National Rugby League. 30 July 2015.
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