Danny Brough

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Danny 'The Rough' Brough
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Personal information
Full name Daniel Brough
Born (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 30)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 13 st 1 lb (83 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004 York 3 12 1 25
2005–06 Hull 38 3 87 1 187
2006–07 Castleford 35 12 153 4 358
2008–10 Wakefield Trinity 57 19 203 5 487
2010– Huddersfield 88 24 259 4 618
Total 221 58 714 15 1675
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–08 Scotland 7 3 15 1 43
2012–Present England 1 0 2 0 4
As of 13th March 2011
Source: Rugby League Project
*In 2007 Brough played for the Castleford Tigers in National League One.

Danny Brough (born 15 January 1983) is a Dewsbury born English international rugby league footballer.

Danny Brough plays for Huddersfield in Super League. He has also played for the Scotland.[2] He is also the current coach of the Huddersfield amateur team Emley Moor ARLFC who compete in the Pennine League

Brough's usual position is Rugby_league_positions#Scrum-half, Rugby league positions#Stand-off, and in some cases hooker.

Danny Brough in action for Wakefield

Danny Brough has a wealth of experience at a number of clubs, he started his playing career in Wakefield's academy set up, subsequently signing for Dewsbury, Castleford, York and Hull before playing for Wakefield Trinity before joining current club Huddersfield Giants.

Brough starred with four goals and a drop-goal in Hull's 2005 Challenge Cup win over Leeds, with many claiming he was unlucky not to win the Lance Todd Trophy.

Brough also helped Castleford gain promotion back into SL in 2007, having lowered his wages to play in the NL1 competition. He subsequently won the man of the match award in the Grand Final - but chose to leave the club to join Wakefield Trinity and will play against 'Cas' in 2008. The first meeting for Trinity vs Cas were in March were Brough scored his first try of the season. He continued to haunt his old club this time at the Jungle when he scored his second try of the season . He also scored nine goals against them at Millennium stadium.

Brough went on to win the Albert Goldthorpe Medal for his consistent ability to perform throughout the 2008 season. Known for his attacking strive, Danny Brough also topped the number of attacking kicks from any other Super League player in 2008.

On 24 March 2010 Brough moved to Huddersfield Giants.[3]

Danny was the key man for Huddersfield in the 2011 season. His attacking and 100% accurate left boot has proved to be quite a game turner. He can challenge any opposing team just by his kicking alone. Not to mention his quick thinking and immense pace. One of his most memorable tries was his second one at Millennium Magic against Warrington. He celebrated his second full pitch run with a 'Union Jack' jump over the tryline. This was described by Eddie Hemmings as 'Strictly Come Rugby League'. Now in 2012, Danny is still playing to the best of his ability. He is admired by all his team mates and those of opposing teams.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/10/09/09/RUGBYL_Scotland.html
  3. ^ "Brough completes move to Giants". BBC News. 24 March 2010. 

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