Daniel Fleming (rugby league)

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Dan Fleming
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Personal information
Full nameDaniel Fleming
Born (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight18 st 3 lb (116 kg) [1]
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010–12 Rochdale Hornets 10000
2013 Batley Bulldogs 1130012
2013–14 Castleford Tigers 161004
2014(loan)York City Knights 10000
2015–16 Bradford Bulls 210000
2015(loan)Oxford 10000
2016(loan)Swinton Lions 101004
2017 Toronto Wolfpack 151004
2018–20 Halifax Panthers 2030012
2020 Castleford Tigers 10000
2021–22 Bradford Bulls 231004
2022–2023 Featherstone Rovers 60000
2023(loan)Halifax Panthers 81004
Total134110044
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–2022 Wales 122008
2019 Wales 9s 30000
Rugby union
Position Backrow
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023- Heath RUFC 100000
Source: [2] [3] [4]
As of 20 April 2023

Daniel Fleming (born 8 July 1992) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who currently playsfor Heath RUFC. [5] [2] [3]

Contents

He previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, the Bradford Bulls in the Championship and the Toronto Wolfpack in League 1.

Background

Fleming was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. He went to Sowerby Bridge High School and he now owns his own business, G's Cakes. He has 2 sons George and Henry.

Playing career

Fleming made his Super League début for Castleford against London Broncos in 2013. [6]

In June 2014, Fleming signed for Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal.[ citation needed ]

2015

He featured between round 4 and round 12 and then between round 19 and round 21. Fleming also played in round 23 against Halifax. Fleming played in qualifier 7 against Halifax.[ citation needed ] He featured in the Challenge Cup in round 5 against the Hull Kingston Rovers.

2016

Fleming featured in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds and Castleford. He featured between round 7 and round 11. Fleming later joined Swinton Lions on loan for the remainder of the season.[ citation needed ]

In August 2016 it was announced that Fleming would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017. [7]

2023

Fleming announced his retirement from rugby league at the end of the 2023 season. [8] He began playing rugby union at Heath RUFC. [9]

International career

Fleming is a Wales international, having made his début against France in 2012. He was named in the Wales squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup but did not feature in the tournament. [10]

He played in the 2014 European Cup.

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. [11]

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