Duane Straugheir
{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|fullname = Duane Straugheir
|image =
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|SR|CE}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|9|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| weight = {{convert|16|st|9|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| club1 = Bradford Bulls
| year1start = 2009
| year1end = 10
| appearances1 = 0
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = {{nowrap|→ Featherstone Rovers}}
| year2start = 2010(loan)
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 2
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 0
| club3 = York City Knights
| year3start = 2011
| year3end =
| appearances3 = 18
| tries3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 28
| club4 = Sheffield Eagles
| year4start = 2012
| year4end = 17
| appearances4 = 153
| tries4 = 43
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 172
| club5 = Hunslet RLFC
| year5start = 2017
| year5end = 22
| appearances5 = 60
| tries5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 32
| club6 = Rochdale Hornets
| year6start = 2023
| year6end = present
| appearances6 = 9
| tries6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| fieldgoals6 = 0
| points6 = 0
|new = yes
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/duane-straugheir/summary.html Rugby League Project][http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Duane-Straugheir/ loverugbyleague]
|updated = 9 January 2023
}}
Duane Straugheir (born 28 September 1989), also known by the nickname of "Straff", is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Rochdale Hornets in League 1. He plays as a {{rlp|sr|ce}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.totalrl.com/straugheir-blow-sheffield|title=Straugheir injury might force Sheffield into recruitment|publisher=Total RL|date=5 May 2016|accessdate=6 October 2016}}
Background
Straugheir was born in England.
Career
Straugheir was in the Bradford Bulls Academy system{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/featherstone-rovers-duane-to-take-the-strain-1-2249200|title=Featherstone Rovers: Duane to take the strain|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=2 July 2010|accessdate=6 October 2016}} and also worked for Bradford Bulls as a community development officer.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/3984792.Straugheir_gets_kick_from_passing_on_tips|title=Straugheir gets kick from passing on tips|publisher=Telegraph & Argus|date=17 December 2008|accessdate=6 October 2016}} He made his début for Featherstone Rovers whilst on loan from Bradford Bulls in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/featherstone-rovers-expect-to-lose-jessie-1-2248444|title=Featherstone Rovers expect to lose Jessie|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=22 June 2010|accessdate=6 October 2016}}
He has also previously played 18 times for the York City Knights.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/sheffield-eagles/old-boy-back-as-eagles-start-signing-1-3764319|title=Old boy back as Eagles start signing|work=The Star|date=13 September 2011|accessdate=6 October 2016}} After this, he was signed for the Sheffield Eagles, and in a 5-year spell went on to play a total of 153 games, scoring 43 tries.
Having been released by the Eagles at the end of the 2017 season, 'Straff' joined Hunslet for the 2018 League 1 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hunslet/seasoned-sheffield-eagles-second-row-straugheir-snapped-up-by-hunslet-1-8797671|title=Seasoned Sheffield Eagles second-row Straugheir snapped up by Hunslet|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=11 October 2017|accessdate=4 December 2017}} He was made Hunslet rugby league football club captain in the 2018 League 1.{{Cite web|title=Duane Straugheir – Hunslet RLFC|url=https://hunsletrlfc.com/player/duane-straugheir/|access-date=2021-04-15|language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.hunsletrlfc.com/player/duane-straugheir/ Hunslet profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161009122139/http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Teams/Player?PersonId=157601 Sheffield Eagles profile]
- [http://www.yorkcityknights.co.uk/Teams/Player?personId=157601# York City Knights profile]
- [http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=rugby&page=player&id=11356 Scoresway profile]
{{Rochdale Hornets squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Straugheir, Duane}}
Category:Bradford Bulls players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Hunslet R.L.F.C. captains
Category:Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Category:Rochdale Hornets captains
Category:Rochdale Hornets players
Category:Rugby league second-rows