Will Dagger
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Full name | William Dagger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Castleford, England | 21 February 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing, Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11 October 2018 |
William “Will” Dagger (born 21 February 1999)[3] is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He primarily plays as a fullback.[1][2]
Background
Dagger was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.[3]
Playing career
Playing positions
He primarily plays as a fullback, but he can also play on the wing, he has also occasionally featured as a stand-off and scrum-half.
Senior career
Warrington Wolves (2017)
In 2017, he made his Warrington Wolves' début against the Castleford Tigers in a 36-16 Super League defeat.[4]
Hull Kingston Rovers (2018 - present)
In October 2017, Dagger signed a three-year contract to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.[5]
On 15 February 2018, he made his Hull Kingston Rovers' Super League bow, in a 23-4 victory over the Catalans Dragons.[6]
York City Knights (2018)
Will Dagger occasionally featured for the York City Knights in 2018, as part of Hull Kingston Rovers' duel-registration partnership with the club.[7]
Leigh Centurions (2018)
It was revealed on 26 July 2018, that Will Dagger would spend the remainder of the 2018 rugby league season at the Leigh Centurions, on a loan basis from his parent-club Hull Kingston Rovers.[8]
Dagger was followed to the Centurions by two of his current Hull KR teammates in Josh Johnson and Jordan Walne as part of the same loan deal.[8]
Dagger made his Leigh Centurions' début against Sheffield Eagles on 29 July 2018, in a 34-10 triumph in the Championship league competition.[9]
Will started at the fullback position and he recorded a try on his first appearance for the Leythers.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Will Dagger". Hull Kingston Rovers. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 36-16 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Hull KR: Will Dagger and Connor Williams sign for return to Super League". BBC Sport. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Shaun Lunt's captain's knock and Danny Tickle's debut try - Hull KR player ratings against Catalans Dragons". Hull Daily Mail. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "REPORT: Below-par York City Knights get a mighty fright at London Skolars". York Press. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Dual-reg blow for York City Knights as Hull KR trio join Leigh Centurions". York Press. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Leigh Centurions 34 Sheffield Eagles 10". Leigh Journal. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at warringtonwolves.com
- Profile at hullkr.co.uk
- Statistics at rugby-league.com