Danny Ansell
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}
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|position = {{rlp|SH}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|9|df=y}}
|birth_place = Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
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|club1 = Hunslet Hawks
|year1start = 2012
|year1end = 17
|appearances1 = 83
|tries1 = 15
|goals1 = 108
|fieldgoals1 = 3
|points1 = 269
|club2 = Swinton Lions
|year2start = 2018
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|appearances2 = 1
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 0
|club3 = Dewsbury Rams
|year3start = 2018
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|appearances3 = 6
|tries3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 4
|teamA = Wales
|yearAstart = 2016
|yearAend = 17
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/danny-ansell/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=2640 |title=Danny Ansell |access-date=3 November 2024}}
|updated = 29 April 2018
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| relatives = Barry Eaton (uncle)
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Danny Ansell (born {{birth date|1991|10|9|df=y}}) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|sh}}.
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 .{{cite web|url=http://www.swintonlionsrlfc.com/news/387|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206210608/http://www.swintonlionsrlfc.com/news/387|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 December 2017|title=Lions land Welsh international Danny Ansell |publisher=Swinton Lions RLFC|date=17 October 2017|accessdate=6 December 2017}}
Background
Ansell was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
Ansell played junior rugby league for the Stanley Rangers ARLFC before being signed by the Huddersfield Giants.
Ansell joined the Hunslet Hawks in 2012 from the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hunslet/wales-call-up-for-hunslet-s-danny-ansell-1-8206310|title=Wales Call Up For Hunslet's Danny Ansell|publisher=rlwc2017.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hunsletrlfc.com/team/153-danny-ansell.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016070233/http://www.hunsletrlfc.com/team/153-danny-ansell.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2017|title=Danny Ansell at hunsletrlfc.com|publisher=hunsletrlfc.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
He made his début for Wales in 2016, playing against Italy. He was named in Wales 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.rlwc2017.com/news/wales-announce-24-man-squad-world-cup|title=Wales Announce 24-Man Squad World Cup|publisher=rlwc2017.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
His uncle, Barry Eaton, played in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/16177/meet-the-team-danny-ansell|title=Meet The Team - Danny Ansell|publisher=walesrugbyleague.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20180308232720/https://swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk/player/danny-ansell/ Swinton Lions profile]
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191413/http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=426#Danny-Ansell Statistics at rlwc2017.com]
{{Wales 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansell, Danny}}
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Dewsbury Rams players
Category:English people of Welsh descent
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Wakefield