Danny Craven (rugby league)

Danny Craven

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Craven
Born	(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33) St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	14 st 13 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010–23 Widnes Vikings 99 33 34 3 203 2013(DR Tooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Workington Town 4 3 0 0 12 2015(DR Tooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Whitehaven 2 1 0 0 4 2015(loan) → Halifax 6 2 2 0 12 2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 24 8 4 1 49 2024–25 Oldham RLFC 22 11 7 1 59 2025– Sheffield Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 Total 157 58 47 5 339
Source: [1] [2] As of 11 July 2025

Danny Craven (born 21 November 1991) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off , scrum-half or fullback for the Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

Background

Craven was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Widnes Vikings

He made his début against Whitehaven RLFC in 2010. ^[3] Rejoined Widnes for the 2021 season.

Oldham RLFC

On 13 October 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Oldham RLFC for the 2024 season on a permanent 2-year deal. ^[4]

Sheffield Eagles

On 11 July 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship ^[5]

References

1. Love Rugby League
2. Rugby League Project
3. "Craven success at the top spurs Danny at Widnes Vikings". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
4. "Widnes stalwart Danny Craven's next destination confirmed following Vikings departure; 'I needed a new environment'". Love Rugby League. 13 October 2023.
5. Louis Chapman Coombe (11 July 2025). "Former Super League duo in Championship swap move ahead of unique fixture". Love Rugby League.

External links

• Widnes Vikings profile Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• SL profile