Danny Tickle
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| Full name | Daniel Tickle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 April 1983 Golborne, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Tickle (born 8 April 1983) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the Super League. He primarily played in the second-row.[2][3]
Background
Tickle was born in Golborne, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career
Previous clubs
During his career Tickle played for several clubs including Halifax, Wigan, Hull F.C., Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers, Leigh Centurions and he finished off his playing days at Hull Kingston Rovers.[5]
Playing positions
He primarily played in the second-row, but he could also play as a loose forward and prop forward.
Halifax R.L.F.C. (2000-02)
At the start of his career he played for two-seasons at Halifax in the Super League. Tickle then went onto sign for theWigan Warriors, despite interest from other Super League sides that included St. Helens.
Wigan Warriors (2002-06)
Tickle played for Wigan Warriors at second-row. Scoring a try in the 2003 Super League Grand Final, which ended in a 25-12 victory to the Bradford Bulls.
He performed well enough to earn a new two-year contract in July 2004.
The following season, Danny was outstanding in an injury-hit Wigan Warriors squad. He went onto pick-up the Wigan Supporters' 'Player of the Year Award.'
Hull F.C. (2007-13)
During his time at Hull F.C., Tickle enjoyed an incredible début season with the West Hull outfit in 2007.
Picking-up the Players,' Supporters' and Coaches' 'Player of the Year Awards.'
Whilst also finishing as the clubs top points scorer in both the 2007 and 2008 Super League seasons.
Danny played for Hull F.C. in the 2008 Challenge Cup Final, in a 28-16 defeat at the hands of St. Helens.
Tickle also represented the club in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final.
Widnes Vikings (2014-15)
Tickle was linked with a move to Widnes Vikings for the 2013 Super League season, but the move never came to fruition. Until 12-months later however, Tickle joined the Chemics for the 2014 season and onwards.
He was released from the Vikings during the 2016 Super League season, due to an incident outside a nightclub.
Castleford Tigers (2016)
After his release from Widnes Vikings, he was picked up in the same season by the Castleford Tigers on a short-term contract, before being signed by the Leigh Centurions.
Leigh Centurions (2016-17)
Tickle represented the Leigh Centurions for two-years in the 2016 and 2017 Super League campaigns.
Tickle unfortunately suffered relegation from the Super League with the Centurions in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game at the hands of the Catalans Dragons.
Hull Kingston Rovers (2018)
In 2018, it was revealed that Tickle had signed a one-year contract to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
Tickle scored a try on his Hull Kingston Rovers' début against the Catalans Dragons.
The game took-place on 15 February 2018, Hull KR won the game 23-4 at Craven Park.
Tickle took the decision to retire at the end of the 2018 Super League season, following only one year as a player at Hull Kingston Rovers.
Representative career (2003-09)
Tickle represented the England Knights in 2003. Recording 3 appearances, scoring 2 tries and kicking 23 goals. Posting 54 points in total.
In 2009, he represented England making only a single appearance and recording one try.
Honours
Club (Wigan Warriors 2002-06)
- 2005: 'Supporters' Player of the Year Award'
Club (Hull F.C. 2007-13)
- 2007: 'Players' Player of the Year Award'
- 2007: 'Supporters' Player of the Year Award'
- 2007: 'Coaches' Player of the Year Award'
References
- ↑ "Hull F.C." web page. Hull F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Wigan Warriors (18 September 2006). "Wigan Warriors Press Release – Wigan Release Danny Tickle". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-31.