Daniel Fleming (rugby league)

Daniel Fleming (born 8 July 1992) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Halifax Panthers, on season-long loan from Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.[2][3]

Dan Fleming
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Fleming
Born (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight18 st 3 lb (116 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–12 Rochdale Hornets 1 0 0 0 0
2013 Batley Bulldogs 11 3 0 0 12
2013–14 Castleford Tigers 16 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → York City Knights 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Bradford Bulls 21 0 0 0 0
2015(loan) → Oxford 1 0 0 0 0
2016(loan) → Swinton Lions 10 1 0 0 4
2017 Toronto Wolfpack 15 1 0 0 4
2018–20 Halifax Panthers 20 3 0 0 12
2020 Castleford Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Bradford Bulls 23 1 0 0 4
2022– Featherstone Rovers 3 0 0 0 0
2023(loan) → Halifax Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 123 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– Wales 12 2 0 0 8
2019– Wales 9s 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]
As of 20 April 2023

He previously played for the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 938) 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.[4]

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

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. 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.

In August 2016 it was announced that Fleming would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017.[5]

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.[6]

He played in the 2014 European Cup.

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[7]

References
  1. "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Dan Fleming: Bradford Bulls sign Castleford Tigers' Wales forward". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. "Bulls prop Dan Fleming confirms move to newly-formed Toronto Wolfpack". Telegraph & Argus. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. "Rugby League World Cup 2013". rlwc2013.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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