Daniel Murray (born 21 March 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Daniel Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1996 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and has spent time on loan from Salford at the Rochdale Hornets and Oldham (Heritage № 1397) in Kingstone Press League 1, the Bradford Bulls and Halifax in the Kingstone Press Championship and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League. He has also played for Hull KR on a permanent basis.
Background edit
Murray was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career edit
Bradford edit
He joined Bradford on a loan deal in February 2017.
Salford edit
In 2017, he made his début for Salford against Widnes in the Super League. He went onto make seven appearances for the Salford side.[3]
Hull KR edit
Murray made 14 appearances for Hull KR.
Halifax Panthers edit
On 12 November 2020, it was announced that Murray would join Halifax permanently on a two-year deal from the 2021 season, having spent two previous spells with the West Yorkshire giants on loan and dual registration. He was part of the Panthers side that was 80 minutes from a Grand Final in 2021, narrowly losing out in the semi-finals.[4]
Widnes Vikings edit
On 23 Feb 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on a 2-year deal.[5]
References edit
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Super League: Salford Red Devils 30-10 Widnes Vikings". BBC. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Halifax land prop Dan Murray from Hull KR". www.loverugbyleague.com. 12 Nov 2020. Retrieved 24 Dec 2020.
- ^ "DAN MURRAY SIGNS FOR THE VIKINGS". Widnes Vikings. 23 Feb 2024.