Danny Campbell (rugby league)
{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer (1956–2021)}}
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|name = Danny Campbell
|fullname = Daniel William Campbell[https://archive.today/20120905114550/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=P&id=507 =C&id =561 CAMPBELL, Daniel William - 1980] nzleague.co.nz
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1956|4|20|df =y}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20130205222206/http://nzrl.co.nz/media/69674/in%20touch%20march%20april%202012%20v3.pdf In Touch] nzrl.co.nz, March–April 2012
|birth_place = New Zealand
|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|22|1956|4|20|df=y}}
|death_place = Mitimiti, New Zealand
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|club1 = Far North Falcons
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|club2 = Wigan
|year2start = 1979
|year2end = 1986
|appearances2 = 145
|tries2 = 12
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 38
|club3 = Leigh
|year3start = 1986
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|appearances3 = 10
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|club4 = Runcorn Highfield
|year4start = 1986
|year4end = 1989
|appearances4 = 60
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Daniel William Campbell (20 April 1956 – 22 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played professionally for Wigan, Leigh and Runcorn Highfield.
Playing career
Campbell played for the Far North Falcons and represented Northland.
Danny Campbell moved to England in 1979, joining Wigan. Danny Campbell played at {{rlp|pr}} in Wigan's 15-4 victory over Leeds in the 1982–83 John Player Trophy Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1983.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=33|title=Classic Match: 1983 John Player Trophy Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092528/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=33|url-status=dead}} Danny Campbell was a substitute in Wigan's 28-24 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1985 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1985. He played in a total of 145 matches for Wigan between 1979 and 1986.[http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=238 Danny Campbell] wigan.rlfans.com
He was part of the New Zealand squad during their 1980 tour of Great Britain and France, but did not appear in any of the Test matches.
On 25 August 2021, Leigh Centurions announced on Twitter that he had died at home in Mitimiti, New Zealand.{{cite web|website=Twitter|date=25 Aug 2021|accessdate=25 Aug 2021|title=Former player Danny Campbell passed away, aged 65|url=https://twitter.com/LeighCenturions/status/1430531305649983501}} He left a wife and four children.
References
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External links
- [http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=238 Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com]
{{Wigan - 1984–85 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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