Danny Sculthorpe

Danny Sculthorpe

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Sculthorpe
Nickname	Scully
Born	September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08) (age 32) Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1996–97	Leeds Rhinos	0	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Warrington Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
1998–01	Rochdale Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
2001–06	Wigan Warriors	72	8	0	0	32
2006–07	Castleford Tigers	19	0	0	0	17
2007–09	Wakefield Trinity	39	1	0	0	0
2009	→ Huddersfield Giants	13	0	0	0	0
2010–	Bradford Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	143	9	0	0	49
As of 19 April 2010
Source: RLP

Danny Sculthorpe (born 8 September 1979) is an English professional rugby league footballer. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he currently plays as a prop for Widnes Vikings.

The younger brother of the St Helens player Paul Sculthorpe, he signed for Wigan Warriors at the end of 2001 from Rochdale Hornets. Sculthorpe had previously had spells with Leeds Academy and Warrington - whom he joined as part of the deal that took Iestyn Harris to Leeds. However, as a diabetic, he had been dogged by injury and dietary / fitness issues at both teams. The same has continued at Wakefield, and many are questioning if he will ever be any good on the pitch again.

Sculthorpe injured his back training with weights in January 2002, keeping him out of the Wigan first team squad. He returned to fitness with a four week loan spell at his former club, Rochdale. Wigan coach Stuart Raper commented: "Danny's fit, but we've nowhere to play him. At Rochdale he's in an environment he'll be comfortable in and it will enable us to assess his return to fitness. It is another step on his road back to match action."

Raper's confidence in Sculthorpe was confirmed when he was recalled from Rochdale in September 2002. He made his first team début on his 23rd birthday, helping the Warriors to crush St Helens, a team that contained his brother Paul, 48-8 at the JJB Stadium. He consolidated his position as a first team regular during 2003. In 2004 Danny signed a new 3-year contract with Wigan despite speculation linking him with a move to St Helens. Assistant coach Denis Betts said: "I never had any doubt that Danny would stay here. He has developed into a top-quality player and we are pleased he has committed his future to us." He spent Super League XI on loan at Castleford Tigers from Wigan, before joining Wakefield for the Super League XII season in 2007.

Danny joined Huddersfield Giants in a swap loan deal with Michael Korkidas, before moving on to Bradford. He failed to make a single appearance for Bradford after his diabetes forced him into taking a year off from the sport. His contract with Bradford ended and he quickly moved onto the Widnes Vikings in the Championship.

Danny was also picked to play for Lancashire in the 2003 Origin match.

International career

Danny toured South Africa in 2001 with the U21 England squad, coached by Wigan assistant coach John Kear. He was later named in the 2003 England A squad to face Australia and to play in the European Nations Cup.

References

1. ^ "Yahoo Sprot New Zealand Player Profile". web page. Yahoo New Zealand. http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/league/player/1070/45/danny-sculthorpe/. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 

External links

• Bradford Bulls profile
• "My life in rugby league: Danny Sculthorpe" interview at TotalRL.com
• Profile at Castleford Tigers website
• Danny Sculthorpe Wildcats Profile
• Bradford sign Wildcat Sculthorpe

Persondata
Name	Sculthorpe, Danny
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Short description
Date of birth	8 September 1979
Place of birth	Oldham, Greater Manchester
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