Daniel Holdsworth (rugby league)

Daniel Holdsworth
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Holdsworth
Born (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 40)
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 Bulldogs 70 13 5 2 64
2010–12 Salford City Reds 75 18 189 1 451
2013 Hull F.C. 22 2 30 2 70
2014 Cronulla Sharks 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]

Daniel Holdsworth (born 27 April 1984[1]) is an Australian former professional rugby league five-eighth who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

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 Perth Rugby League competition.[5] Holdsworth represented Western Australia at the Under 15 and Under 18 age groups.[1]

Career

Holdsworth spent two years in the Penrith Panthers' lower grades,[1] 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".[6]

In 2014, Holdsworth returned to the NRL, signing with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[4] 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.[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "DANIEL HOLDSWORTH SIGNS WITH THE DOGS – North Beach Sea Eagles – FOX SPORTS PULSE". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ loverugbyleague
  4. ^ a b "NRL Player Profiles". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ^ Forrest, Brad (6 March 2014). "DJ looks set for chance in halves". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Sam Tomkins column: We must be ruthless against Salford Reds". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Sharks set for wooden spoon after defeat to Raiders". The Guardian. London. 24 August 2014.
  8. ^ Cronulla Sharks recruit Daniel Holdsworth has house robbed, AAP, dated 27 January 2014.