Dan Hunt

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Dan Hunt
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Personal information
Full nameDaniel Hunt
Born (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 36)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2007–14 St. George Illawarra 15180032
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011 NSW Country 10000
2012 Prime Minister's XIII 10000
Source: [1]

Dan Hunt (born 8 September 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League competition. [2] His position of choice was as a prop.

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Playing career

Hunt made his first grade debut in Round 1 of 2007 against the Gold Coast Titans

In 2010, Hunt was unfortunate to not play a part in the 2010 NRL Premiership due to an Achilles tendon injury sustained in the warmup of the round 11 match against the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium. [3]

On 8 February 2011, it was confirmed that Hunt had agreed to a contract extension that would keep him at the St. George Illawarra Dragons until the end of 2013. [4]

On 29 July 2015, Hunt announced his retirement from rugby league due to injury. [5]

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References

  1. "Dan Hunt – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. "St. George Illawarra Dragons profile". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. "Canberra Raiders beat St George Illawarra Dragons in NRL round 11". The Daily Telegraph. London. 24 May 2010.
  4. "Cronin junior to debut for Dragons". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  5. "Dan Hunt retires". National Rugby League. 30 July 2015.