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Dan Sarginson
Australian-English rugby league footballer

Dan Sarginson

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Australian-English rugby league footballer
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Place of birth
Perth, Australia
Age
31 years
Sports Teams
Wigan Warriors
London Broncos
England national rugby league team
Gold Coast Titans
Dan Sarginson
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Biography

Dan Sarginson (born 26 May 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or fullback for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and the England Knights and England at international level.

Sarginson played for theLondon Broncos in the Super League, and then onto the Wigan Warriors. He then left the Warriors for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, but returned to the Wigan Warriors after just one injury hit season in Australia. He left Wigan at the conclusion of the 2019 Super League season.

Background

Sarginson was born in Perth, Western Australia.

Career

Early life and career

Sarginson was raised in Hemel Hempstead, where he attended Cavendish School, and played for England as a schoolboy. He played for Hemel Stags at junior level before joining Super League side Harlequins RL.

London Broncos

Sarginson made his début for Harlequins (now London Broncos) and scored a try in the 70-0 victory over Gateshead Thunder in the Challenge Cup match at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday 6 May 2011, and made his Super League début for Harlequins and scored two tries in the 18-26 defeat by Salford City Reds at The Willows, Salford on Friday 1 July 2011.

Sarginson was offered a four year contract by London Broncos in 2012 but refused to sign the deal.

After this he was injured on-and-off for the majority of his time in London and went on to play just 51 times for the capital Super League side, scoring 17 tries.

On 18 October 2013, Wigan Warriors announced that they had signed the out-of-contract Sarginson for the 2014 and 2015 Super League seasons.

Wigan Warriors

Sarginson in action for Wigan

Sarginson's performances for the Warriors earned him a nomination for Super League's Young Player of the Year for the 2014 season, but he would lose out to Daryl Clark of the Castleford Tigers.

He played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.

His injury record improved and he was mainly available for selection during his first spell at Wigan.

He played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.

Gold Coast Titans

Sarginson training at the Gold Coast Titans

On 29 March 2016, Sarginson announced that he would leave the Super League, and join the National Rugby League club, Gold Coast Titans for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

He made six appearances for Gold Coast during the 2017 NRL season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.

Return to Wigan

On 13 December 2017, Gold Coast Titans agreed to release Sarginson who had made few appearances and faced a court case in his time in Australia.

Wigan Warriors re-signed Sarginson on a two-year deal. On his return he was handed the number 3 shirt vacated by Anthony Gelling.

After starting in the first two matches of the season he missed the next two months with a recurrence of a shoulder injury which restricted his appearances whilst at the Gold Coast Titans. On his return to the team he scored his first try of the season against the Catalans Dragons before missing a months of action with an ankle injury a few weeks later. A try against Hull FC was followed a week later by another injury ruling him out for another month before his return to the side against St Helens. A try against the Castleford Tigers and a brace against St Helens followed as he found some of the form which helped the Warriors lift the Super League trophy in 2016. After a resounding victory over St Helens he received the news that his younger brother had died, as the Wigan club gathered around him, he decided to play just days later against Wakefield Trinity. After an emotional minutes silence Sarginson helped defeat Wakefield to keep Wigan's unbeaten run going.

He played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.

International career

He was part of the England squad for the 2014 Four Nations tournament.

Sarginson was selected in England's 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations.

Career Statistics

ClubSeasonAppearancesTriesPoints
London Broncos20118520
201219520
201322624
Total491664
Wigan Warriors2014281248
201520832
201633728
Total8127108
Gold Coast Titans20176--
Total6--
Wigan Warriors201819520
Total13643192
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