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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Ansell (born 9 October 1991) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half.
He has played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Hunslet Hawks, Swinton Lions, and in the Championship for the Dewsbury Rams . [1] [3]
Ansell was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Ansell played junior rugby league for the Stanley Rangers ARLFC before being signed by the Huddersfield Giants. [4]
Ansell joined the Hunslet Hawks in 2012 from the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. [5] [6]
He made his début for Wales in 2016, playing against Italy. [1] He was named in Wales 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad. [7]
His uncle, Barry Eaton, played in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. [4]
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