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

|source ={{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dan-hunt/summary.html|title=Dan Hunt – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}

|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}}

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