Dan Hunt
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Other people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Dan Hunt
|fullname = Daniel Hunt
|image = Dan Hunt (2 August 2008).jpg
|caption =
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|8|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = St. George Illawarra
|year1start = 2007
|year1end = 14
|appearances1 = 151
|tries1 = 8
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 32
|teamA = NSW Country
|yearAstart = 2011
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = Prime Minister's XIII
|yearBstart = 2012
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|retired = yes
|updated = 29 January 2019
}}
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.{{cite web|title=St. George Illawarra Dragons profile|url=http://www.dragons.com.au/index.asp?pageID=142&menuItemID=184&profileid=4|accessdate=19 December 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705152114/http://www.dragons.com.au/index.asp?pageID=142&menuItemID=184&profileid=4|archivedate=5 July 2008}} His position of choice was as a {{rlp|pr}}.
Playing career
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/canberra-raiders-beat-st-george-illawarra-dragons-in-nrl-round-11/story-e6frexnr-1225870216748|title=Canberra Raiders beat St George Illawarra Dragons in NRL round 11| newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=2010-05-24}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/cronin-junior-to-debut-for-dragons-20110208-1alem.html|title=Cronin junior to debut for Dragons|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2011-02-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911034542/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/cronin-junior-to-debut-for-dragons-20110208-1alem.html|archivedate=11 September 2012 }}
On 29 July 2015, Hunt announced his retirement from rugby league due to injury.{{cite news|title=Dan Hunt retires|url=http://www.nrl.com/dan-hunt-retires/tabid/10874/newsid/88506/default.aspx|publisher=National Rugby League|date=30 July 2015}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110103081420/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=50&player=dan-hunt&team=Dragons St. George Illawarra Dragons Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121001102115/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/teamid/1/playerid/436/season/2010/danhunt/default.aspx NRL Player Profile]
- [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/player?playerid=108806&teamid=3476 Daily Telegraph Player Profile]
{{St. George Illawarra Dragons - 2011 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Dan}}
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players
Category:Prime Minister's XIII players
Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons players