Daniel Igbinedion is a rugby league footballer who plays as a prop. He played most recently for the Oldham Roughyeds in the Championship.
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| Born | 26 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editHe began his professional career with Oxford, having begun in London Broncos' youth set-up, before moving to Super League side Castleford Tigers. Despite not making a senior appearance for the Tigers under the stewardship of Daryl Powell, Igbinedion impressed during a loan spell at the Dewsbury Rams. In 2017 he made his Challenge Cup début for Dewsbury against Newcastle Thunder.[3] He then went on to play 14 more senior appearances for the championship side before being snapped up by fellow league side Featherstone Rovers.[4]
However, he failed to make an impact in the team as he only played three games in the senior side at Featherstone and on 29 November 2017 it was announced Igbinedion was to join the Sheffield Eagles ahead of the 2018 season.[5]
During the 2018 season Igbinedion rejoined Dewsbury on a permanent basis and made a further 32 appearances before joining Oldham on 1 January 2020.[6][7]
After just a single appearance for Oldham, Iginedion was released by the club.[8]
Personal life
editIn October 2021 Igbinedion was found guilty, at Bradford Crown Court, of controlling and coercive behaviour and three counts of assault on his former girlfriend. On 21 December 2021 he was sentenced to 39 months imprisonment for the offences.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Players - Love Rugby League". Loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Dewsbury Rams v Newcastle Thunder". loverugbyleague. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Igbinedion swaps Castleford for Featherstone". www.rugby-league.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Igbinedion joins Sheffield for 2018". Sheffield Eagles. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Oldham snare prop Igbinedion". www.rugby-league.com. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Igbinedion makes Oldham move". www.loverugbyleague.com. 1 Jan 2020. Retrieved 20 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Club Statement". Oldham RLFC. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Igbinedion: Rugby league player jailed for abusing former girlfriend". BBC News. 21 December 2021.