Danny Bridge (born 4 January 1993) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays for Oldham in Betfred League 1.[1][2]
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| Full name | Daniel Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1993 Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 13 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editBridge was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
He is the younger brother of Chris Bridge.
He was suspended from playing in 2020 after testing positive for cocaine, however it was reported on 14 Jan 2021 that his ban had been reduced due to a WADA rule change.[3]
Club career
editBridge started his career at Waterhead before joining Wigan Warriors in 2009. He played for the club's academy sides, but left the club in July 2011 when he was signed by Warrington Wolves for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Loan at Bradford
editBridge was loaned to the Bradford Bulls at the start of the 2014 season for a month. He re-signed for another month once his current loan deal expired. During April he signed on a season long loan for Bradford.[citation needed]
He featured in Round 1 (Castleford Tigers) to Round 7 (Widnes Vikings). Bridge then featured in Round 9 (Leeds Rhinos).[citation needed]
On 23 April, Bridge was 'recalled' back to his home-town club Warrington.[5]
International career
editBridge represented England at under-15 and under-18 level.[4] He was part of the Ireland squad at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[6]
Bridge represented Ireland at the 2015 European Cup.
In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Danny Bridge can resume his rugby career". Love Rugby League. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Warrington Wolves sign Wigan forward Daniel Bridge". BBC Sport. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Wolves Recall Bridge". superleague.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2013: Ireland name 24-man squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.