Danny Ansell (born 9 October 1991) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half.
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| Born | 9 October 1991 Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Hunslet Hawks, Swinton Lions, and in the Championship for the Dewsbury Rams .[1][3]
Background
editAnsell was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
editAnsell played junior rugby league for the Stanley Rangers ARLFC before being signed by the Huddersfield Giants.[4]
Ansell joined the Hunslet Hawks in 2012 from the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[5][6]
He made his début for Wales in 2016, playing against Italy.[1] He was named in Wales 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.[7]
His uncle, Barry Eaton, played in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Danny Ansell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Lions land Welsh international Danny Ansell". Swinton Lions RLFC. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Meet The Team - Danny Ansell". walesrugbyleague.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Wales Call Up For Hunslet's Danny Ansell". rlwc2017.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Danny Ansell at hunsletrlfc.com". hunsletrlfc.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Wales Announce 24-Man Squad World Cup". rlwc2017.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Swinton Lions profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com